Dhaka - A veteran of Bangladesh's left-wing political scene, Nurul Islam, 68, died at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital Thursday, a day after he sustained critical burns in a mysterious fire at his apartment in the capital, officials at the hospital said.
The president of the leftist Ganatantry Party, Nurul succumbed to his injures at the hospital in the afternoon, the hospital officials said. His son Tamohar Islam, 35, also died in the fire that broke out at their residence in the early hours of Wednesday.
Nurul Islam had filed his candidacy for the December 29 parliamentary polls, on the Awami League-led political alliance ticket.
Dhaka - Bangladesh's election commission began hearing appeals Saturday of rejected candidates for the December 29 parliamentary elections, officials said.
Dhaka, Dec. 5 : The anti-poverty charity called “War on Want” has charged high street fashion chain Primark with paying foreign workers as little as seven pence an hour as living costs.
Dhaka - At least six people, including three children, died in a d
Dhaka - Bangladesh's interim government has set an ambitious target of meeting 10 per cent of its total electricity production from renewable sources by 2020, media reports said Thursday. To encourage setting up green energy plants, the government has also offered tax holidays for investors in the next five years.
