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Bangladesh to import 480,000 tonnes of potash fertiliser from Canada

, Aug. 28 -- Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will import 480,000 tonnes of potash fertiliser from Canada, with an option to purchase an additional 120,000 tonnes. Bangladesh an... Read More


Saudi fire victim Shyamal buried in Rajshahi

, Aug. 28 -- Shyamal Uddin Majhi, 46, a resident of Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi who was killed in a fire in a sofa factory in Saudi Arabia, was laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard after a nam... Read More


Buriganga gets new lease of life with monsoon flow

Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- The Buriganga River, a lifeline of the capital, remains almost pitch-dark for much of the year due to widespread pollution. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission ... Read More


Study of 4,500 animals reveals how human presence changes wildlife behaviour

, Aug. 28 -- Wildlife may be responding to the physical presence of people much more than scientists previously understood, according to a new study that tracked more than 4,500 animals across the Uni... Read More


Saudi fire: Janaza held for seven Naogaon victims

, Aug. 28 -- e-janaza was held on Friday for seven victims of the Riyadh sofa factory fire who hailed from Naogaon district. The janaza was held at the Molla Azad Memorial College ground in Atrai upa... Read More


BSF takes back six men after failed push-in attempt at Chapainawabganj border

Chapainawabganj, Aug. 28 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) of India took back six men into Indian territory late Thursday after failing to push them into Bangladesh through the Ramdaspur border in Go... Read More


Humaiun Kobir calls on Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister

Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Thursday called on Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Al-Mashaan on the margins of the 23rd OIC Extraordinary CFM in Jeddah. ... Read More


Two killed following clash at Cox's Bazar hotel bar

, Aug. 28 -- Two people have been killed following a clash at a hotel bar in Cox's Bazar town, with one allegedly being stabbed to death during the altercation and another dying after being beaten by ... Read More


Bodies of seven Naogaon workers killed in Saudi factory fire return home

Naogaon, Aug. 28 -- The bodies of seven Bangladeshi workers from Naogaon who were killed in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh have arrived in Bangladesh. The bodies reac... Read More


Japan PM congratulates Bangladesh President Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has congratulated President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming office as the President of Bangladesh. Takaichi sent the congratulatory le... Read More