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Woman killed in road crash on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A 50-year-old woman was killed and three others injured when a microbus crashed into an auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway at Ompara in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj distric... Read More


RMG factory closure sparks protests in Gazipur

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Workers of a garment factory staged a demonstration in front of PN Composite Ltd at Ambagh in Konabari, Gazipur on Tuesday, protesting the sudden closure of the factory. "The authori... Read More


Constable accused of beating Barishal journalist with hammer

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A police constable has been accused of entering a flat in Barishal and beating Asian TV's Barishal bureau chief, Firoz Mostafa, with a hammer. The incident took place on Monday night... Read More


Begum Rokeya Day being observed

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Begum Rokeya Day is being observed on Tuesday to commemorate the life and contributions of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, a trailblazer in the fight for women's rights and education i... Read More


IBCCI forms new committee

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (IBCCI) has installed its new committee, retaining only one Bangladeshi and five Indian members from the outgoing panel. Moshi... Read More


Midland Bank Family provided financial assistance to Sajida Foundation for Korail slum fire relief

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Midland Bank Family provided financial assistance of Tk. 10.00 Lac to Sajida Foundation, a charitable organisation for Korail Slum Fire Relief. The Bank provided Tk. 5.00 lac financi... Read More


Women call for quick passage of tobacco law changes to protect health

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Women from different professions have called for the immediate passage of proposed amendments to the tobacco control law to better protect women's health. They made the demand on Tue... Read More


Seven college students continue sit-in outside Education Ministry

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Students of the seven government colleges continued their sit-in protest in front of the Education Ministry on Monday, demanding that the colleges be turned into a university. They sa... Read More


Seven fishermen kidnapped, ransom demanded

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Seven fishermen were abducted allegedly by a group of pirates from different areas of the Sundarbans on Sunday. The abductors are now charging Tk 50, 000 as ransom for each fisherman... Read More


Two Bangladeshi workers die in Maldives

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Two Bangladeshi migrant workers have reportedly died from cardiac complications within a span of 12 hours in the Maldives. The men, Ahmed Kamal, 48, and Selim Uddin, 64, were both fr... Read More