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Chinese national among two held in Jashore over Tk 7 lakh bank fraud

Jashore, Aug. 20 -- Locals on Wednesday apprehended a Chinese national and his accomplice for allegedly embezzling Tk 7 lakh after hacking an Islami Bank account in the district town. The detainees w... Read More


Moheshkhali terminal runs out of LNG, Bangladesh's gas supply falls below 2,200 mmcfd

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Gas supply from Excelerate Energy's floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali has been suspended due to a shortage of deliverable LNG cargo, reducing the supply of imported gas to the nat... Read More


Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 enters Rs 100 crore club in India

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has entered the coveted Rs 100 crore club with his latest film Awarapan 2, which has emerged as a major box-office success within just five days of its ... Read More


Two die as biker hits pedestrian in Faridpur

Faridpur, Aug. 19 -- A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were killed when the motorcycle hit the pedestrian in the Bhanga Interchange area of the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Faridpur on Wednesday night. The ... Read More


Rear Admiral Moinul Hassan made Coast Guard DG

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The government has appointed Rear Admiral Md Moinul Hassan of the Bangladesh Navy as director general of the Bangladesh Coast Guard. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a n... Read More


Van driver held over IUB student's death in city road crash

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Police on Wednesday arrested the driver of a covered van three days after it ran over and killed an Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) student in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Na... Read More


High-volume music sparks clash at Brahmanbaria police lines; 30 injured

BRAHMANBARIA, Aug. 19 -- At least 30 people, including madrasa students and police personnel, were injured in a clash at the Brahmanbaria Police Lines following a dispute over loud music at a cultural... Read More


UNESCO team meets minister, discusses AI governance, digital transformation

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- A delegation from UNESCO's Dhaka office paid a courtesy call on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub on Wednesday to... Read More


Dhaka eyes equally beneficial economic partnership with New Delhi: Shama Obaed

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Bangladesh wants to see an economic partnership with India that is "equally beneficial and brings tangible changes" to t... Read More


Rashed Khan brands Jamaat as 'international champion of hypocrisy'

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister's Political Assistant Rashed Khan on Wednesday hit back sharply at the Jamaat-e-Islami over its dismal assessment of the government's first six months in office, sayin... Read More