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Qatar Airways flight faces security at Gatwick after onboard incident

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- A Qatar Airways flight from Doha was met by security personnel after landing at London Gatwick Airport early Thursday following an onboard incident involving a disruptive passenger,... Read More


How the Gulf war is hitting Bangladesh's energy supply

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh's LNG terminals are reportedly back near full capacity, but the wider gas shortage remains. Gas supply from the two floating terminals off Moheshkhali recovered to 1,015... Read More


DMP arrests 564 in a day

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Police have arrested 564 people in a regular 24-hour drive across Dhaka, filing 58 cases. The arrests were made from 6am Thursday to 6am Friday, according to a statement by the Dha... Read More


Mountain streams offer lifeline to 25,000 Rohingya in Teknaf

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- For the 25,000 Rohingya refugees living in Camp 22 in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf, access to clean water is a daily struggle. Syed Amin, who fled Myanmar in 2017 and lives with his family... Read More


Implement Makkah pact, says Pakistan amid Houthi attacks

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the time has come to activate the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as Houthi attacks on the kingdom esc... Read More


Pakistan caps market hours, limits wedding feasts

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan has brought back a raft of austerity measures, ordering markets to close by 9pm, restricting wedding feasts to a single dish and halving fuel allowances for official vehicl... Read More


Researchers say children's media is moving too fast to teach

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Parents and policymakers have long debated how much screen time is too much for children. But researchers are now asking a different question: not how long children spend in front o... Read More


99 judges transferred

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The government has carried out a major reshuffle in the judicial administration, transferring 99 judges simultaneously across Bangladesh. Among those reassigned are 44 district and... Read More


Students cry foul over Pakistan scholarship 'deception'

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- For Bangladeshi students hoping to study in Pakistan on a fully funded government scholarship, the offer appeared generous: tuition, a monthly stipend, accommodation, return air tic... Read More


Scientists crack mystery of black hole 'burps'

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Scientists have solved one of astrophysics' more colourful puzzles: when black holes "burp" -- launching powerful jets of material into space after devouring stars. When a star str... Read More