A Chinese national lost his life on Tuesday after being crushed by a hydraulic jack deep inside the Barapukuria Coal Mine in Dinajpur.

The boss of BHP’s most lucrative division has conceded the Fair Work Commission’s ‘same job, same pay’ ruling sets a precedent but he is unsure how bad the damage will be.

Bharat Bandh or a nationwide strike called by a joint forum of 10 trade unions began on Wednesday. In marginal impact, public ...