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PM accords reception to winners of international Quran competition

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday accorded a reception to four Bangladeshi Hafizs who won prizes at the 46th King Abdulaziz International Quran Competition held in Saudi Ara... Read More


Bangladesh reach Asian Games semifinal after rain washes out China quarterfinal

, Sept. 17 -- Bangladesh advanced to the Asian Games women's cricket semifinals Thursday after their quarterfinal against China was abandoned due to a wet outfield, with neither team taking the field.... Read More


Consumer rights body to get more manpower, digital push: Commerce Minister

, Sept. 17 -- The Directorate of National Consumers' Right Protection (DNCRP) will be strengthened in terms of technology, manpower and institutional capacity to ensure people's right to safe, pure an... Read More


TCB's digital transformation to cut annual subsidy by up to Tk 350cr: Commerce Minister

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The government's subsidy bill for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will fall by Tk 300 to 350 crore a year as the agency's operations go digital and modernised, Commerce ... Read More


Milestone School teacher killed in Banasree road crash

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- A schoolteacher was killed after a bus crashed into a motorcycle she was riding pillion on in the capital's Banasree area on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Tasfiya... Read More


Houthis say Saudi warplanes carry out 52 strikes across Yemen

, Sept. 16 -- Yemen's Houthi group said Tuesday that Saudi warplanes conducted 52 airstrikes in five Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours as cross-border fighting between the two sides intensified.... Read More


SRB formally begins journey as specialised police unit

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has formally begun its operations as a specialised unit of Bangladesh Police following the publication of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) A... Read More


SRB arrests death-row convict who escaped Kashimpur jail

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested a death-row convict who escaped from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail on August 6, 2024, amid unrest following the July uprisin... Read More


Dilapidated road disrupts life in several Chapainawabganj villages

Chapainawabganj, Sept. 16 -- A journey that should take only a few minutes has turned into a test of patience and caution for residents of several villages in Shibganj upazila, as a roughly three-kilo... Read More


Jubo Dal calls for sustained awareness campaign to prevent dengue

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal President Abdul Monayem Munna on Wednesday called for continuous cleanliness and public awareness activities in every ward of Dhaka North Jubo Dal to raise awa... Read More