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Bangladesh reports three more dengue deaths with 735 hospitalised in a day

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh has reported three more dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, alongside 735 new hospitalisations due to the Aedes mosquito-borne disease. The tally of hospital adm... Read More


Tea, salt among five new items to be added to TCB sales list

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will add five new products to its sales list for beneficiaries starting in November. The new items will include tea, salt, detergent, an... Read More


48th special BCS: Nomination of 21 candidates suspended, 2 cancelled

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The Public Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the nominations of 21 candidates who successfully cleared the 48th special BCS, which was held to appoint over 3,000 doctors. The ... Read More


Khagrachhari tense as restrictions stretch into third consecutive day

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Section 144 restriction has remained in force for a third consecutive day in Khagrachhari town, Sadar municipality and Guimara Upazila following unrest over the alleged rape of a Ma... Read More


Rizvi alleges Islamists 'strategically' placed in administration under interim government

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that individuals with ideological ties to the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, are being "deliberately" p... Read More


Government announces 22-day fishing ban to protect female hilsa from Oct 4

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The government has set a 22-day ban from Oct 4 to 25 to protect female hilsa during their breeding season. Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter announced that during this ... Read More


NCP's Masud apologises after controversial comments on Khagrachhari 'rape'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Abdul Hannan Masud, senior joint chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party, has apologised for his comments regarding the alleged gang-rape of a Marma schoolgirl in Khagrachha... Read More


Former Snapchat CSO Imran expresses interest in investing in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Imran Khan, an American investor of Bangladeshi origin, has expressed his interest in investing in Bangladesh after a meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. Imran, 48, moved to... Read More


Police reveal identities of three killed in Khagrachhari violence

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Police have disclosed the identities of three men who were killed in Khagrachhari's Guimara during clashes sparked by the alleged gang rape of a Marma schoolgirl. The victims, all ... Read More


Court orders attachment of Sikder family assets in Thailand amid graft probe

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of investments in seven companies in Thailand linked to the children of late Zainul Haque Sikder, the former chairman of National Bank. The or... Read More