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Three die in Tangail road crash

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Three people have been killed and another person has been critically injured in a road crash involving a pickup van and a motorcycle in Dhanbari upazila of Tangail. The accident occu... Read More


Journalist assaulted in Gazipur for protesting extortion

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- A local journalist was beaten and seriously injured in Gazipur on Wednesday afternoon, allegedly for protesting extortion from footpath vendors. The attack took place in broad daylig... Read More


Apple to invest $100b after pressure from Trump

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Apple plans to boost investment in the US by another $100 billion as the tech giant comes under pressure from President Donald Trump. The White House said the money would be used to ... Read More


July 2025 was the planet's third-warmest on record

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- The world saw its third-warmest July on record in 2025 with a slight respite from the unprecedented heat of the previous two years, which still reflects the ongoing trend of global wa... Read More


Amfori unveils new plan to reduce supply chain audit repetition

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Amfori, a global risk management facilitator, on Wednesday presented its new action plan aimed at reducing the repetition of audits in the supply chain and the resulting financial bur... Read More


Better prices to encourage rawhide preservation, says commerce adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Wednesday expressed the hope that the favourable rawhide prices seen this year would encourage more people to preserve hides during next year's... Read More


Media freedom being compromised amid new pressure, experts opine

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Speakers at a dialogue in the capital on Wednesday said freedom of the country's media is now being compromised in various ways. A new kind of pressure has emerged - figuring out who... Read More


Journalist hacked to death in Gazipur hours after Facebook Live on extortion

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- A journalist was hacked to death in Gazipur on Thursday night, hours after livestreaming a video alleging extortion from street vendors. Md Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 38, a staff reporter fo... Read More


US tariffs on India and China can open doors for Bangladeshi exporters

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Bangladesh is emerging as a preferred destination for global apparel buyers as new US tariffs impose a significant competitive disadvantage on its main rivals, India and China. With ... Read More


Election schedule in 1st half of December: Sanaullah

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- The schedule for the 13th parliamentary election is likely to be announced in the first half of December next, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on T... Read More