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Navy seizes huge nets, illegally caught fish during 58-day ban in Bay of Bengal

, June 12 -- Bangladesh Navy has seized a large quantity of illegal fishing nets and unlawfully caught fish worth Tk 99.21 crore during the 58-day fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal. A media release se... Read More


Husband attempts suicide after slitting wife's throat in Sirajganj

Sirajganj, June 12 -- A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat and then attempted to take his own life in Sirajganj's Raiganj upazila on Wednesday night. The killed was identified as Ro... Read More


Heavy rain, floods cause extensive crop damage in Kurigram

, June 12 -- Crops on a vast tract of lands in Kurigram district have been damaged due to the torrential rainfall for the last several days and onrush of upstream water. Farmlands, including peanut a... Read More


US-Bangladesh joint medical workshop concludes at Chittagong Port

Chattogram, June 12 -- day integrated medical training workshop, organised by the US Embassy in collaboration with the US Army, concluded at New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port on Thursd... Read More


Elderly couple killed in road crash in Narail

Narail, June 12 -- An elderly couple was killed in a head-on collision between a trolley and a battery-run rickshaw in the Khashial union of Narail's Kalia upazila on Thursday. The deceased were iden... Read More


Heavy rush of post-Eid returnees at Bhola launch terminals

Bhola, June 12 -- Thousands of people have begun returning to their workplaces from the Bhola district with their families after the Eid holidays, leading to a massive rush at launch terminals. The I... Read More


JCD approves new committees at 19 private universities

Dhaka, June 12 -- Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, has approved new committees for its units in 19 private universities in the capital. The newly formed committees have been a... Read More


UK envoy Sarah Cooke happy with Yunus' visit to Britain

Dhaka, June 12 -- British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke, currently in London, on Thursday said she was pleased with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus' visit to the UK. "Fantastic t... Read More


May sees 614 road fatalities in Bangladesh: Jatri Kalyan Samity

Dhaka, June 12 -- A total of 614 people were killed and 1,196 injured in 597 road accidents across the country in May, according to a report by the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. The report also rev... Read More


Prof Yunus to meet King Charles before receiving prestigious Harmony Award

Dhaka, June 12 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold a private one-to-one meeting with King Charles III today (Thursday). By meeting people privately, or 'granting an Audience', th... Read More