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Motorcycles account for over half of 7,000 student road deaths since 2019: study

Bangladesh, July 28 -- More than 7,000 students have been killed in road crashes across Bangladesh over the past seven and a half years, an analysis by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) has found. Mor... Read More


Government moves to overhaul parliament's sound system after repeated glitches

Bangladesh, July 27 -- The government has decided to replace parliament's ageing sound system with modern technology to fix persistent audio glitches. A high-level meeting has been held to chart out ... Read More


No rise in extremism likely across Bangladesh, monitoring continues, says CTTC chief

Bangladesh, July 27 -- Bangladesh is not showing any alarming signs of a resurgence of extremism, according to the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Polic... Read More


Chemical burns passed off as 'Jinn' attacks in Facebook scam

Bangladesh, July 27 -- A gang posing as "Tantriks" -- traditional occult healers or fortune tellers -- on Facebook has been duping women by convincing them that chemical burns on their hands were the ... Read More


Shahabuddin accused in Islami Bank share scam while serving as president

Bangladesh, July 26 -- An Islami Bank share fraud case filed during Mohammad Shahabuddin's presidency has surfaced after his resignation, nearly 10 months after it was filed. The former president is ... Read More


Study finds microplastics in 26 of 34 toothpastes sold in Bangladesh, including children's brands

Bangladesh, July 26 -- The Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) has found microplastics in 26 of the 34 toothpaste samples it tested from the Bangladeshi market, including four of si... Read More


Bangladesh records three dengue deaths, 458 hospitalisations in a day

Bangladesh, July 26 -- Bangladesh has reported three more deaths due to dengue in a 24-hour count, while 458 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease. With the latest... Read More


Man held after allegedly stabbing parents to death in Chattogram's Anwara

Bangladesh, July 25 -- A man has been detained after allegedly stabbing his father and mother to death in Chattogram's Anwara Upazila. The killings took place at East Gujra of Haildhar Union around 2... Read More


Government publishes gazette on president Shahabuddin's resignation

Bangladesh, July 25 -- The Cabinet Division has published the official gazette confirming the resignation of president Mohammed Shahabuddin and the assumption of presidential responsibilities by Speak... Read More


Bangladesh reports six more deaths with measles symptoms, 78 new confirmed cases

Bangladesh, July 25 -- Bangladesh has reported six more deaths with measles symptoms over the past 24 hours. The total number of fatalities linked to confirmed measles infections and suspected cases ... Read More