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DPDC clarifies prepaid meter charges, 'ghost bills'; urges customers to call 16116

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) has urged customers facing abnormal electricity bills, billing discrepancies or unexpected power disconnections to contact its cus... Read More


Measles: Combined death toll hits 973 as 6 more die

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Six children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 973 th... Read More


Bangladesh targets 100-plus green-certified ship recycling yards

, Aug. 31 -- The government has set a target to raise the number of green-certified ship recycling yards in the country to at least three digits (100+), Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdu... Read More


Youth to die, two get life in prison for killing Mymensingh auto-rickshaw driver

Mymensingh, Aug. 31 -- A Mymensingh court on Monday sentenced a young man to death and two others to life imprisonment for murdering an auto-rickshaw driver before snatching his vehicle in Mymensingh ... Read More


Bangladesh PMI climbs to 57.8 in July on manufacturing rebound

, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 57.8 in July, pointing to a broad-based strengthening of the economy led by a rebound in manufacturing that coincided with the strong... Read More


Gold prices drop by Tk 11,489 in two rounds this week

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has once again cut the price of gold ornaments in the domestic market, reducing the price of the best quality 22-carat gold by Tk 4,374 per b... Read More


Toddler rescued in Patuakhali after alleged sale for Tk 1 lakh

Patuakhali, Aug. 31 -- and-a-half-year-old child, allegedly sold to another person for Tk 1 lakh in Dashmina upazila, was rescued on Sunday night. Musa was rescued from a house in Romanathsen village... Read More


Man hacked dead in Chattogram's Satkania

Chattogram, Aug. 31 -- year-old man was hacked to death by unidentified assailants on a road in the southern part of Purangarh union of Satkania upazila of Chattogram early Monday. The deceased was i... Read More


President stresses stronger BGB role in preventing border killings, smuggling

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday stressed the need for stronger role by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to prevent smuggling, drug trafficking, push-ins and border killi... Read More


Truck-CNG collision leaves 2 dead in Mymensingh; 4 injured

Mymensingh, Aug. 31 -- Two people were killed and four others, including the CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, were injured when a truck and the auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Trishal upazila of Mymens... Read More