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'Reminiscence of light': Navigating memory, matter, and metaphor

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Often, it is in the peripheral view-in the quiet confluence of the overlooked-that the meaning of our existence begins to emerge. The exhibition "Reminiscence of Light" promises such... Read More


Workers trapped in chemical fire at Mirpur factory, unable to escape toxic fumes

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- In Mirpur's Rupnagar, a chemical warehouse sits directly across from a garment factory in an industrial plot beside the residential zone. It is surrounded by private universities, he... Read More


Chief of secondary and higher education made OSD after seeking exit

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The education ministry has removed Prof Muhammad Azad Khan from his role as director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education and made him an officer on special d... Read More


MPO teachers return to Shaheed Minar, threaten 'Shahbagh blockade'

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Private school and college teachers under the MPO scheme have returned to Central Shaheed Minar, after abandoning plans to march towards the Secretariat following police barricades a... Read More


Mirpur washing facility where fire broke out 'not part of BGMEA'

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said the factory in Mirpur's Rupnagar, where a deadly fire broke out, is not a member of the organisation. ... Read More


Late Rakib strike salvages draw for Bangladesh against 10-man Hong Kong

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh clawed back from a penalty setback to snatch a point late against a 10-man Hong Kong, thanks to a perfectly placed finish by Rakib Hossain, keeping their Asian Cup qualifi... Read More


Bangladeshi hurt, Myanmar citizen killed in landmine explosion at border zero line

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Bangladeshi man has been injured, while a Myanmar national has died in a landmine explosion along the zero line of the Alikadam border in Bandarban, according to the Border Guard B... Read More


10 July Smrity Foundation officials face charges over alleged assault during interrogation

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A case has been filed against 13 people, including 10 officials of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation, for allegedly assaulting a man and his wife in the organisation's office under ... Read More


Mirpur fire: Death and despair as families, clutching photos, search for loved ones

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Around Dhaka's Mirpur blaze site, families clutch photographs, hoping to find relatives missing since the deadly fire tore through a garment factory and chemical warehouse, claiming ... Read More


Court orders newspaper notice summoning Hasina, 260 others in sedition case

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a public notice to be published in newspapers ordering former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others to appear before it in a sedition case. The case ... Read More