Amid continued demonstrations by garment workers over alleged disparity in their new wage structure, the government yesterday assured the workers of addressing the discrimination within a month.

A garment worker was shot dead allegedly by police and at least 36 others were injured in separate clashes between garment workers and law enforcers at Savar yesterday.

On their first day in office, new cabinet members yesterday stressed on implementing their election manifesto in the next five years, including rooting out corruption and ensuring good governance at every level of the government.

Focusing on good governance, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday warned her new cabinet colleagues that they would be under her surveillance.

Some prisoners though not sick occupy two-thirds of hospital beds at the Dhaka Central Jail in league with unscrupulous prison officials, the Anti-Corruption Commission found yesterday.

Bangladesh has been ranked 41st among the largest economies in the world in 2019, up from the 43rd position since last year, according to an analysis by a UK based think tank.

The new ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers have been sworn-in to the cabinet as the first step towards formation of Sheikh Hasina’s third consecutive government.

Angry traders and locals yesterday morning beat a former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader to death, for alleged extortion, at Pahartali Railway Bazar in the port city.

Outgoing ministers yesterday expressed hopes that the new cabinet members would play a key role in accelerating the pace of development.

The country now has another success to hail about Padma hilsa as the research on its genome sequence got international recognition, a year after the fish had secured the status of geographical indication (GI) product of Bangladesh.

The situation in Kolma has started to become normal yesterday.

Sheikh Hasina, who is set to take oath today as the prime minister for the third consecutive term, has dropped most of her colleagues in the outgoing cabinet, aiming to inject fresh blood in her new government.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who declared himself the leader of the opposition in parliament, now wants the status of a deputy prime minister. But such a post does not exist.

The Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday decided that none of its seven MPs-elect, including the two from Gonoforum, would join parliament.

A suspected drug peddler was allegedly beaten to death by police in Phultala area of Moulvibazar's Juri upazila Saturday night.

Police establishments across the country have been holding feast and cultural programmes since the first day of the new year to cheer up the force members.

The Awami League yesterday expelled Ruhul Amin from the party for his alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila.

Two lawmakers-elect of the Gonoforum may take oath and join the 11th parliament, Dr Kamal Hossain said yesterday.

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party Awami League.

An entire village in Rajshahi's Tanore upazila has been paying a heavy price since Sunday's general elections, when majority of the villagers voted for the BNP candidate.