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Bangladesh to construct 201 mini-stadiums under a mega project

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The government is set to build 201 mini stadiums at the upazila level across the country under a revised project involving an estimated cost of Tk 2855.42 crore. Ecnec on Sunday app... Read More


Rickshaw-puller Azizur gets bail

, Aug. 17 -- A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Azizur Rahman, a rickshawpuller who was detained from Dhanmondi 32 area on August 15, and shown arrested in an attempted murder case. Dhaka Metrop... Read More


43 arrested in 5 months in Bhola; huge arms, ammo seized

, Aug. 17 -- Members of the Coast Guard in separate drives arrested 43 people including criminals and robbers along with arms, ammunition in the past five months from Bhola. During the drives, a huge... Read More


5 to die, 4 sentenced to jail unto death for Dr Nitai murder

, Aug. 17 -- A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced five people to death and four others to life imprisonment unto death for killing Dr Narayan Chandra Datta (Nitai), assistant professor of National Instit... Read More


National Fisheries Week begins Monday

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The National Fisheries Week will begin in the country on Monday, aiming to raise public awareness about the expansion, conservation, development and sustainable use of the country's ... Read More


Youth killed in lynch-mob attack at Lalbagh

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- In yet another incident of lynch-mob attack, a youth was killed at Lalbagh in the capital early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Md Toufiqul Islam alias "Killer Babu," 26, son... Read More


Tk 1,818 crore project to modernise power substations gets Ecnec nod

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved 11 development projects including a Tk 1,818 crore project to modernise and enhance the capacity o... Read More


Padma water recedes, but flood misery remains in Chapainawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Aug. 17 -- Water levels in the Padma River have started receding but the flood situation in the northern district of Chapainawabganj remains unchanged, leaving affected people in dist... Read More


Putin surprises with English remarks at Alaska summit

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin ended the Alaska summit with a rare show of his English-speaking ability, smiling as he told US President Donald Trump: "And next time in Moscow." T... Read More


Pro-Jamaat union leader killed in Gaibandha

Gaibandha, Aug. 17 -- A local leader of Sramik Kalyan Federation, the labour wing of Bangladesh Jamaat Islami, was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha distr... Read More