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Bangladesh orders withdrawal of Bombay Sweets spices, Baghabari Ghee

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spices and Baghabari Ghee, withdrawn from the market after they failed l... Read More


August sees over 16,000 dengue hospitalisations, including 550 in past 24 hours

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The health authorities have reported another 550 dengue hospitalisations over the past 24 hours. However, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported no dengue-r... Read More


99pc people unaware of building rules: NDA Chairman

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Narayanganj Development Authority (NDA) Chairman Mashukul Islam Rajib has said that nearly 99 percent of people lack awareness of the rules and regulations governing building co... Read More


RAB takes special security measures nationwide for Eid-e-Miladunnabi

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has taken special security measures across the country ahead of the Islamic holy day of Eid-e-Miladunnabi. The security force is working in coo... Read More


Concert cancellations may involve security concerns, not government policy: minister

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Information Minister Andaleeve Rahman has ruled out any government reluctance to back cultural events, insisting that security concerns, not policy, lie behind recent concert ca... Read More


Heads of the three Armed Forces pay courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force have paid courtesy calls on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Army chief General Waker Uz Zaman, Navy chief Admiral Kho... Read More


Food delivery worker remanded for five days over attack on Dhaka Medical ENT chief

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A Dhaka court has placed a food delivery worker on five days' remand in connection with the assault on Prof Mohammad Asadur Rahman, head of the ENT department at Dhaka Medical C... Read More


HC issues rule against BFIU officials over Eastern Bank ex-chairman Showkat's $25mn in UK

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why legal action should not be taken against officials of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for alleged inaction over the... Read More


Measles: 5 more with symptoms die, 91 new cases registered

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Five more people with measles symptoms have died in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Four of them were recorded in the Dhaka D... Read More


High Court calls death sentences for all 16 suspects in Nusrat murder 'mindless'

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The High Court has described the trial court's decision to sentence all 16 suspects to death in the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi as "mindless". It has also ... Read More