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Youth injured in transformer blast dies in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- A 28-year-old man, who sustained burn injuries following a transformer blast in Gendaria in Dhaka, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday. The deceased... Read More


Russia, US discuss possible cooperation on LNG projects: Putin

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of cooperating in liquefied natural gas (LNG), not only in the Russian Arctic zone but also in the US state of Alaska, Rus... Read More


Youth march in Dhaka calls for scrapping meeting with tobacco firms and swiftly passing amendment to tobacco control law

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- An anti-tobacco youth march in Dhaka on Saturday called on the government to ensure the swift passage of a pending draft amendment to the Tobacco Control Act. The march, which start... Read More


NCC Bank honoured by Bangladesh Bank as one of the Best Sustainable Banks

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- NCC Bank has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Sustainable Banks in Bangladesh, based on the Sustainability Rating 2024 conducted by the Bangladesh Bank. According to a press rel... Read More


Fight over bribe money at Savar municipality goes viral

Dhaka, Aug. 21 -- A video of two officials of Savar Municipality fighting over an alleged bribe of Tk 5,000 linked to a pending file has gone viral. A three-member probe committee has been formed to ... Read More


Fire breaks out in Mohakhali's Sat Tola slum

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Firefighters are battling a fire that broke out at the Sat Tola slum in Mohakhali area of Dhaka. Eight firefighting units were dispatched to the scene after the incident was reporte... Read More


Seaports advised to hoist cautionary signal 3

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has asked the country's four major seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as active monsoon conditions persist over the Bay of... Read More


Saudia announces up to 50pc off on international flights

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Saudi Arabia's national carrier Saudia has announced an exclusive offer of up to 50 per cent off on its international routes, including round-trip and transit flights. The offer app... Read More


Panic grips border residents as gunfire echoes from Myanmar

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Residents living along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban's Naikhongchhari upazila have reported hearing fresh gunfire overnight from across the frontier, sparking fear and p... Read More


73 Afghan deportees from Iran killed in road crash

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- At least 73 people, including 17 children, were killed in a road accident in Afghanistan's western Herat province on Tuesday night. The accident took place in the area when a bus ca... Read More