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Man, niece die six hours apart in Bhatara gas explosion, wife 'critical'

Bangladesh, July 24 -- An uncle and his 8-year-old niece have died after suffering burns in a suspected gas explosion and fire at a house in Dhaka's Bhatara, while the man's wife remains in intensive ... Read More


Deputy speaker to preside over parliament as speaker stands in for president

Bangladesh, July 24 -- With Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation taking effect, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has assumed the president's constitutional duties, while the Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal takes c... Read More


Hafiz says Shahabuddin supported BNP government after Awami League era

Bangladesh, July 24 -- Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has said outgoing head of state Mohammed Shahabuddin always showed "support and respect" for the BNP-led government, despite being appointed d... Read More


Foreign experts to inspect LNG terminal after fault disrupts gas supply

Bangladesh, July 23 -- The cause of the technical glitch that has disrupted operations at a floating LNG terminal (FSRU) in Moheshkhali has yet to be identified. As local engineers have been unable t... Read More


Government sends 17 police officers into compulsory retirement

Bangladesh, July 23 -- The government has ordered the compulsory retirement of 17 police officers, including three deputy inspectors general (DIGs), citing the "public interest". The home ministry is... Read More


Jamaat sends Nazrul expulsion letter to speaker, EC

Bangladesh, July 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has informed the speaker and the Election Commission that Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam has been expelled from the party. Assistant Secretary General Ahsanul ... Read More


India's Modi invites Bangladesh PM Tarique to BRICS summit

Bangladesh, July 23 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the BRICS summit in Delhi, as part of efforts to thaw relations between the two neighbour... Read More


China donates $100,000 to help Bangladesh's flood, landslide victims

Bangladesh, July 22 -- China has donated $100,000 in emergency cash assistance through the Red Cross Society to help people affected by floods and landslides across Chattogram and other parts of Bangl... Read More


Housewife 'plans robbery' in same building, 4 arrested

Bangladesh, July 22 -- A housewife living in the same apartment building has masterminded a robbery at a flat in Kamrangirchar by providing information about the occupants and the cash kept inside, po... Read More


FSRU malfunction cuts daily gas supply by 450mn cubic feet

Bangladesh, July 22 -- A technical fault at one of Bangladesh's floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, or FSRUs, has reduced gas supply to the national grid by around 450 million cubic feet p... Read More