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Contractors to be blacklisted for irregularities in dev work: Monzoor

Dhaka, July 29 -- State Minister for Housing and Public Works Ahmmad Sohel Monzoor on Wednesday warned that contracts of the firms concerned will be cancelled if they fail to complete project work wit... Read More


Bapex begins drilling new gas well in Noakhali

Dhaka, July 29 -- Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) has initiated drilling works at a new gas well in Boro Charigaon village under Nabipur Union of Senbagh upazil... Read More


Bangladesh Bank clears way for PayPal, other global digital payment services

Dhaka, July 29 -- Bangladesh Bank has cleared the regulatory path for the introduction of international digital payment and money transfer services in Bangladesh allowing local banks to partner with g... Read More


Two siblings drown in Kishoreganj pond

, July 29 -- Two siblings drowned in a pond at Khalapara village in Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rifat Mia, 4, and Safa Akter, 2-- two child... Read More


Afroza murder in Badda: Driver sentenced to death

Dhaka, July 29 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced a driver to death for killing his employer Afroza Sultana in Dhaka's Maddhya Badda area in 2022. The condemned convict is Hridoy Bepari alias Hr... Read More


Australian researchers develop AI tool to predict bowel cancer relapse

MELBOURNE, July 29 -- Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that could help identify patients at greater risk of recurrent bowel cancer, potentially enabling earlier life-sav... Read More


Japan's national population hits 42-year low

TOKYO, July 29 -- The total population of Japanese nationals in Japan fell below 120 million for the first time in 42 years to 119,736,483 as of Jan. 1 this year, government data showed Wednesday. Th... Read More


Measles death toll stands at 831 as 3 more children die in 24 hours

Dhaka, July 29 -- Three more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related... Read More


Attack, looting of Ctg ISP office: 'Top criminal' David Emon held in Jashore

, July 29 -- Police in a drive arrested four people including alleged top criminal of Chattogram Mobarak Hossain Emon alias David Emon from Jhumjhumpur area in Jashore district town early Wednesday du... Read More


Two die of electrocution while removing fallen tree in Gaibandha

, July 29 -- Two people died from electrocution while removing a fallen coconut tree from a road in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Mow... Read More