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Dhaka Cantonment building declared 'temporary prison'

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The interim government has temporarily declared a building in the Dhaka Cantonment as a prison. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Sunday. The not... Read More


Admission exams for medical, dental set for Dec 12

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Admission examinations for medical and dental colleges across Bangladesh will be held on the same day on Dec 12. Both exams will use the same question paper. Prof Dr Nazmul Hosain, ... Read More


NCP leader, a dismissed Red Crescent staff, suspended for attempting 'mob' violence

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A group of people, led by a recently dismissed officer who is a leader of the National Citizen Party, has held Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman and senior staff hostage for h... Read More


ACC prosecutes former MP Iqbal and son for allegedly acquiring illicit wealth

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has brought charges of acquiring illicit wealth against former Awami League MP and Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal. The agency has also filed a separa... Read More


Bangladesh launches first-ever free typhoid vaccination campaign for children

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh has launched its first national typhoid vaccination campaign, aiming to immunise about 50 million children aged between 9 months and 15 years free of charge. Health and F... Read More


Transport workers call off strike in Mymensingh, four districts after talks

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Transport workers have withdrawn their strike in five districts of Mymensingh Division, calling in protest against the arrest of a worker accused of harassing a July Uprising protest... Read More


Yunus reaches Rome to attend World Food Forum

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the World Food Forum. On Sunday, local time at 5pm (9pm Bangladesh time), the flight carrying Yunus and hi... Read More


Bangladesh records five dengue deaths and 953 new hospitalisations in a day

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh has reported five fatalities from dengue in the past 24 hours, raising the tally of deaths from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease to 230 this year. In the same period, 953... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus now a voter from Gulshan after changing address from Mirpur

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has transferred his voter registration from the Grameen Bank Complex in Mirpur to his residence in Gulshan-2, updating the address on his National ID car... Read More


Hostel director denies allegations of beating female student of Dhaka University

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- A Dhaka court has questioned a suspect over allegations that a Dhaka University student and her friend were beaten inside a private hostel, but the hostel director claimed that "noth... Read More