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Smuggling bid foiled as Dhaka airport officials recover 925 turtles bound for Malaysia

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Authorities at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have seized 925 turtles being smuggled to Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur in two pieces of luggage. The seizure took place aroun... Read More


Bangladesh issues flood warnings for 7 districts as rivers swell amid heavy rain

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned of flooding in the low-lying areas of the Chattogram, Feni, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Sherpur, Mymensingh, and Netrokona dist... Read More


Malaysia sets sights on 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists in 2026

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Malaysia is looking to attract more than 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists in 2026 after recording 185,000 visitors in the first eight months of 2025. The country's Deputy Tourism Ministe... Read More


Another man 'lynched' in Narayanganj's Araihazar Upazila

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Villagers in Narayanganj's Araihazar Upazila have "beaten another man to death", after previously killing a suspect in eight cases and a Union Council member. The man was lynched aft... Read More


'Stop election-fixing before preaching about match-fixing': Tamim

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Clad in a mustard-coloured panjabi, former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal walked up to the dais to address the media on the last day for candidates to withdraw from the upcoming Bangl... Read More


'Clear handwriting a fundamental right': Indian court asks doctors to end illegible prescriptions

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A high court in India has said legible medical prescriptions are a "fundamental right" for patients, underscoring the potential for misinterpretation to become a matter of life and de... Read More


Bangladesh seeks public opinions on pay scale reform

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The government is soliciting opinions from the public and stakeholders to make revisions to the national pay scale that are widely acceptable. A panel formed to review the existing s... Read More


Bittersweet air surrounds Nabami rituals as Durga Puja heads towards climax

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- As the Durga Puja festival enters its ninth day, a tinge of sorrow filled the air as devotees prepare to bid farewell to the goddess. Undeterred by the rain on Wednesday, worshippers... Read More


Former secretaries accuse housing authority of 'misconduct' in flat allocation probe

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Amid the Anti-Corruption Commission investigation on the allocation of 12 flats in Dhanmondi to senior government officers, they have shifted the blame to the National Housing Authori... Read More


Court denies Meghna Alam's passport plea as device report deferred to Nov 11

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A Dhaka court has deferred the date for submitting a report on whether model Meghna Alam's seized mobile phone and laptop contain any "anti-state material" in a fraud and extortion ca... Read More