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Nearly 300 families perish in road crashes in 6 years 10 months: RSF

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Nearly 300 families have been completely wiped out in road accidents across Bangladesh over the past six years and 10 months, with an increasing number of crashes killing multiple mem... Read More


HC summons M Sarwar Hossain for making derogatory remarks against judge

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The High Court on Sunday summoned Supreme Court lawyer Barrister M Sarwar Hossain over allegedly derogatory remarks made against a judge at a press conference without presenting any e... Read More


33 BG platoons deployed in industrial areas

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A total of 33 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in different industrial areas of Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj on Sunday amid worker unrest. The depl... Read More


Vapes, cigarettes, banned cream, gold seized at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Customs intelligence officials have seized e-cigarettes/vapes, cigarettes, banned beauty cream and gold ornaments worth around Tk 32.02 lakh at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ... Read More


Missing tourist's body recovered in Sundarbans after 35 hours

Bagerhat, Nov. 8 -- The body of a tourist who went missing in the Sundarbans was recovered by the Forest Department and Bangladesh Coast Guard members near Alorkol in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat di... Read More


Aluminium cookware can add lead to everyday meals, study finds

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Locally made aluminium cooking pots can release lead, a toxic metal, into cooked food, with the highest levels found during the first uses of a new pot, according to a study by icddr,... Read More


JU Chhatra Dal hands over BCL leader to police over campus posters, Facebook comments

Bangladesh, Nov. 8 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) Chhatra Dal activists detained a joint general secretary of Pabna University of Science and Technology Chhatra League over allegations of putting up... Read More


Five AL, associate body leaders and activists arrested in Cumilla

Cumilla, Nov. 8 -- Police have arrested five leaders and activists of the activity banned Awami League and its associate organisations in separate drives in Chandina upazila of Cumilla. The arrests w... Read More


Crude bomb explodes inside Pallabi Police Station premises

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A crude bomb exploded inside the premises of Pallabi Police Station in the capital on Sunday evening. Jalal Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police Station, said miscreants t... Read More


Integrated awareness, healthcare vital to ensure eye health: Minister

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Expanding medical services alone is not enough to ensure eye health; coordinated awareness programmes and preventive healthcare initiatives involving multiple sectors are also essenti... Read More