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WHO ties 12 percent of global cancers to common infections

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Around 12 percent of the world's total cancer cases in 2024 were caused by infections, according to major new research from the World Health Organisation, reports the BBC. The study,... Read More


Trump to meet Qatar's prime minister

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- President Donald Trump will meet with Qatar's prime minister at the White House on Monday, according to the White House schedule, as the conflict with Iran drags on and diplomatic eff... Read More


Enovar turns one with 700 dealers, over 400 products

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Enovar, the flagship brand of Bangladesh's industrial conglomerate AKIJ Resource, has marked its first anniversary with a nationwide network of 700 dealers and a portfolio of more tha... Read More


Tk 4mn ransom fails to free two friends in Libya

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Two friends who left Bangladesh seeking better lives in Europe are being held in Libya, where their families say traffickers are torturing them and demanding ransom. Kamal Khalifa an... Read More


Commutes disrupted as battery rickshaws 'disappear' in Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Battery rickshaws have nearly disappeared from Dhaka's roads on the day educational institutions have reopened. It has been reported that drivers of battery rickshaws are being force... Read More


Mushfiqur enters 7,000-run club all alone

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- There are milestones, and then there are those that set a player apart from every compatriot who came before him. Mushfiqur Rahim reached the latter on Monday, becoming the first Ban... Read More


Medical remittance ceiling raised to $30,000

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Bangladesh Bank has doubled the amount individuals can send abroad for medical treatment without prior approval, raising the limit from $15,000 to $30,000. Authorised dealer banks ca... Read More


Carse gets England Lions call-up for tour

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- England fast bowler Brydon Carse, who was stood down from the national team after an incident outside a nightclub in August, has been named in the second-string England Lions squad to... Read More


Dengue: 5 die, cases top 150,000

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported 5 deaths from dengue in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. During this period, 2,260 patients were hospitalised with th... Read More


Bus 'catches fire' near Farmgate metro rail station

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A bus has reportedly caught fire beneath Dhaka's Farmgate metro rail station. Operations at the metro rail station have been temporarily suspended following the incident. Fire Servi... Read More