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Zambia election to test Hichilema's economic record

, Aug. 12 -- Zambia goes to the polls Thursday in an election that will determine whether President Hakainde Hichilema secures a second five-year term, with voters weighing his economic reforms agains... Read More


President's Office, Agriculture Ministry get new secretaries

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The government has appointed new secretaries to the Public Division of the President's Office and the Ministry of Agriculture. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of ... Read More


Youth shot dead at Khulna brick kiln

Khulna, Aug. 12 -- A youth was shot dead by unidentified criminals at a brick kiln in Rupsa upazila of Khulna early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Fakhrul, 32, son of Momin Uddin of Naihat... Read More


Dhaka records 'moderate' air quality Wednesday morning

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Dhaka ranked 34th among the world's cities with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 71 at 9:35 am. According to the AQI scale, ... Read More


Low pressure formed over North Bay, rains likely across country

, Aug. 12 -- pressure area has formed over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh and it is likely to intensify, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department ... Read More


Scientists find evidence of two origins of life on Earth

, Aug. 12 -- Scientists have found evidence suggesting that the first free-living cells on Earth may have emerged independently in two different forms - the ancestors of bacteria and archaea. An inte... Read More


11 injured as JCD, Jubo Dal men clash in New Market

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- At least 11 people were injured in a serious of clashes between activists of the Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in the capital's New Market area on Tuesday ... Read More


4 arrested in Banani while preparing for sudden procession of AL

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Police arrested four alleged activists of the Awami League, which activities are banned, and its affiliated organisations while they were preparing for a procession in the capital's ... Read More


New platform 'Jatiya Swasthya Peshajibi Oikya' launched

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- A new platform, bringing together several organisations of healthcare professionals, styled 'Jatiya Swasthya Peshajibi Oikya', was launched on Tuesday. The platform was formally ann... Read More


Arafat Rahman Koko's 57th birth anniversary today

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Arafat Rahman Koko, youngest son of BNP founder former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is being remembered on his 57th birth anniversary on Wednesday. ... Read More