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Bangladesh rise to No. 6 in Test rankings for first time

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh's historic Test win in Australia has pushed them to No. 6 in the ICC rankings, their highest position since becoming a Test-playing nation. The three-place rise came desp... Read More


Govt eyes Dec 16 for soft opening of Dhaka airport's third terminal, Minister Millat

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The government is targeting a soft opening of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on December 16, said newly promoted Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M R... Read More


4 'muggers' held in Dhaka

, Aug. 23 -- Members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit in a drive arrested four suspected muggers from Jatrabari area of the capital on Sunday. The arrestees were identifie... Read More


Loadshedding worsens plight of over 200 children hospitalised in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah, Aug. 23 -- Over 200 children have been admitted to two hospitals in Jhenaidah with symptoms of pneumonia, diarrhoea and measles amid scorching heat and sudden weather changes, putting the l... Read More


3 held over murder of Gazipur auto-rickshaw driver

Gazipur, Aug. 23 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested three people in connection with the killing of an auto-rickshaw driver in Kapasia of Gazipur allegedly to steal his vehicle, f... Read More


Nandini killing: Man sentenced to death in Lalmonirhat

, Aug. 23 -- A Lalmonirhat court on Sunday sentenced the prime accused to death for the much-talked-about killing of seven-year-old girl Nandini Kanta Roy in Aditmari upazila. The condemned convict i... Read More


STAR Cancer Centre launches guidance centre for Bangladeshi patients

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- STAR Cancer Centre, a specialised unit of STAR Hospitals, Hyderabad, India, on Sunday launched a dedicated Free Second Opinion Clinic and Guidance Centre for citizens of Bangladesh, ... Read More


Rangpur family of four killed after objecting to Yaba consumption: Police

, Aug. 23 -- Four members of a family, including a former schoolteacher, were killed at their home in Rangpur city after they allegedly objected to two young men taking Yaba on the rooftop of their ho... Read More


7-year-old left alone on Mount Fuji for hours as father continues hike

, Aug. 23 -- A father in Japan has been reprimanded by police after leaving his seven-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji for several hours while continuing his climb with his older child. The boy was f... Read More


Swapon calls for expanding social movement for tree plantation

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Prime Minister's Political Adviser Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday called for expanding the ongoing social movement for tree plantation and greenery under the leadership of Prime Minist... Read More