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20 Bangladeshis return from India

Dhaka, May 1 -- Twenty Bangladeshi women and children, who were detained at various times upon entering or while in India, have been repatriated to Bangladesh. On Tuesday, at 4:30pm Bangladesh time, ... Read More


Hasina to give Thailand press conference on Thursday

Dhaka, May 1 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will appear before the media on Thursday to brief the nation about her just-concluded visit to Thailand. The press conference will be held at her official... Read More


Cargo ship rams Kalurghat Bridge, gets stuck

Dhaka, April 30 -- A cargo vessel has rammed the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogram before getting stuck. The incident involving the 'MV Samuda-1' ship occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The ship was coming... Read More


Two, including wife, sentenced to death for murder of husband over extramarital affair in Gopalganj

Dhaka, April 30 -- A Gopalganj court has sentenced two people to death for killing a man over an extramarital affair. Additional District and Session Judge Maksudur Rahman delivered the verdict in th... Read More


10 die from heat strokes in Bangladesh: Health Directorate

Dhaka, April 30 -- The heatwave blistering Bangladesh for weeks has left 10 people dead from heat strokes, the Health Directorate says. However, these numbers only include those who died in governmen... Read More


Driver, assistant die as three-wheeler overturns in Madaripur

Dhaka, April 29 -- A driver and his assistant have died after a three-wheeler overturned in Madaripur's Sadar Upazila. The incident occurred in the Upazila's Pokhira area around 7:30am on Monday, Sad... Read More


Prime Minister Hasina flies back home after Thailand visit

Dhaka, April 29 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is flying back home after wrapping up her six-day state visit to Thailand. Hasina and her entourage departed from the Don Mueang International Airport ... Read More


Chuadanga matches third-highest recorded temperature in Bangladesh at 43degC

Dhaka, April 29 -- Amid an unrelenting heatwave, the third-highest temperature in Bangladesh's history has been recorded in Chuadanga. The mercury hit 43 degrees Celsius in the district on Monday, me... Read More


High Court orders schools, madrasas closed until Thursday amid heatwave

Dhaka, April 29 -- The High Court has ordered primary and secondary schools and madrasas closed until Thursday amid the ongoing heatwave searing Bangladesh. The bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and J... Read More


'It is really an emergency time', Prof ABM Abdullah says about school closure amid heatwave

Dhaka, April 29 -- The intense heatwave sweeping over Bangladesh is a "real emergency" because of the health risks it has brought with it, Professor ABM Abdullah has said, advising people to avoid wor... Read More