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Hilsa ban ends, fishermen starts sailing for fishing

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The fishermen across the country starts heading back to rivers and the sea for fishing Hilsha as the 22-day nationwide ban on its catching, transporting, and selling ends last midnig... Read More


Gas explosion in Narayanganj factory leaves 6 workers injured

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Six workers suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion while working at a dyeing factory in the BSCIC industrial area of Narayanganj on Sunday morning. The explosion occurred around ... Read More


District voluntary network to be formed for protecting wildlife: Rizwana

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said a voluntary network will be formed in every district in rescuing and protecting wildlife. "A voluntary n... Read More


Judiciary's separate secretariat at final stage: SC Registrar General

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Supreme Court (SC) Registrar General Mohammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee today said the country's judiciary is on the verge of having its own separate secretariat, as the draft ordinan... Read More


China sends endangered golden monkeys to Europe in new wave of "animal diplomacy"

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys from China have made their European debut, with the rare primates now serving as global envoys much like the country's celebrated giant pandas. ... Read More


Trump co-signs Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- US President Donald Trump co-signed a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Malaysia, the first stop on his Asia tour which will culminate in talks with Chinese leader... Read More


First US wheat shipment arrives

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Bangladesh has officially started importing wheat from the United States under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement - a first in the country's history. The inaugural shipmen... Read More


Preventing enforced disappearances need insttl reform Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that enforced disappearance is a crime even more heinous than murder, stressing that preventing it demands not onl... Read More


Nizami, Salauddin and Mir Quasem were executed in false cases: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Jamaat leader Matiur Rahman Nizami, Mir Quasem Ali, and BNP Standing Committee Member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, along wit... Read More


Highest budget for education if BNP on power: Tarique

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday pledged that, if his party is voted back to office, it will prioritise education by allocating the largest share of the national budget... Read More