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Youth stabbed to death over online gambling dispute in Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- A 28-year-old man named Russell Ahmed was allegedly stabbed to death in Bogura over a dispute involving online gambling money transactions. He was attacked around 11:45 pm on Wednes... Read More


Dhaka, six other divisions may experience rainfall in next 24-hr

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain at many places in seven divisions, including Dhaka, in next 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Thursday. "... Read More


Housewife dies in mysterious circumstances in Shewrapara

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- A housewife named Fahmida Tahsin Keya (25), mother of four, has died under mysterious circumstances in Shewrapara area of Dhaka. Her family alleges that she was strangled to death b... Read More


Bangladesh rejects Global Plastics Treaty draft, demands stronger measures against pollution

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest Chair's Draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution, and stating that it fall... Read More


Two schoolboys killed in triple vehicle collision in jhenaidah

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Two schoolboys were killed and three others injured in a collision involving two motorcycles and a bicycle in Jhenaidah's Sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased were identif... Read More


Nearly 100,000 file taxes online in just 10 days: NBR

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Almost 100,000 taxpayers have submitted their income tax returns online within the first 10 days of the launch of the e-return system for the current tax year (2025-26), the National... Read More


Man hacked to death at shisha bar in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Rahat Hossain Rabbi, a 31-year-old man, was hacked to death on the staircase of a shisha bar in the Banani area early Thursday. The attack occurred around 4:30 am while he was comin... Read More


Extend LDC graduation timeline

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- A clarion call now comes from leaders of major trade bodies for deferring Bangladesh's LDC graduation by three to five years as businesses are rendered unprepared by last few years' ... Read More


Oil climbs on supply risks; weak fundamentals weigh

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Oil prices climbed on Thursday as investors remain cautious the US-Russia summit on Ukraine on Friday will lead to a loosening of Russian crude sanctions and may even result in furth... Read More


Infosys to buy 75pc stake in Telstra unit

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Indian IT services company Infosys has said that it would take a 75 per cent stake in Versent Group, a wholly owned unit of Australia's Telstra Group, for A$233.3 million ($153 milli... Read More