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Former JU student accused of torturing and raping female student

Bangladesh, Feb. 25 -- A former student of Jahangirnagar University has been accused of physically torturing and raping a current female student of the university. The accused, Tariqul Islam, 32, a r... Read More


Bangladesh's gross reserves touch $35.03 billion

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange gross reserves on Wednesday crossed $35.03 billion within 9 days of the new government coming to office. According to the IMF BPM-6 calculation method,... Read More


Arijit Singh addresses fans after stepping away from playback singing

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Popular singer Arijit Singh, who announced in January that he would no longer take on new playback singing assignments, has shared his first direct message to fans since making the d... Read More


Sales of advanced train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr from March 3

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, from March 3 to March 9. Besides, it will operate five pa... Read More


BKash facilitates Zakat donations to 50+ organisations serving underprivileged

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- During this holy month of Ramadan, affluent and well-off people stand beside underprivileged and disadvantaged people of the society by increasing their acts of charity, including sa... Read More


Dhaka ranks first among world's most polluted cities

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked first among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 277 at 8:18 am. ... Read More


PKSF approves additional Tk 100cr allocation for WASH interventions

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) on Wednesday approved an additional allocation of Tk 100 crore to strengthen its safe water and sanitation interventions, raising the total allocation for t... Read More


Sikandar Raza reclaims top spot in ICC T20I all-rounder rankings

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has regained his position as the world's number one T20I all-rounder in the latest ICC weekly rankings update, rewarding his stellar performances that ... Read More


President gets back his press secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Former secretary Md Sarwar Alam joined this Wednesday as Press Secretary to the President Mohammed Shahabuddin on a contractual basis for one year. The Ministry of Public Administra... Read More


DSCC administrator wants professionalism to implement PM's 'Green City-Clean City' vision

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Acting on the directives of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the newly-appointed administrator of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Wednesday instructed officials to work with the... Read More