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Reform dialogue resumes; 3 parties stage symbolic walkout

Dhaka, July 23 -- The National Consensus Commission started the 18th day of its second-round dialogue with political parties on Wednesday morning, aiming to reach decisions on important reform issues.... Read More


New York to make phone calls free in its state prisons

Dhaka, July 23 -- New York will eliminate charges for phone calls made from state prisons beginning August 1, state officials announced Tuesday. Currently, incarcerated individuals are allowed three f... Read More


No reason to underreport jet crash casualty figures: CA's Press Secretary

Dhaka, July 23 -- Trashing the false information surrounding the casualty figures from the tragic plane crash into Milestone School and College, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednes... Read More


Milestone teacher laid to rest in Ashuganj as per her last wish

Brahmanbaria, July 23 -- Masuka Begum (Nipu), a teacher at Milestone School and College who died from severe burn injuries following Monday's aircraft crash in Dhaka's Uttara, was laid to rest in Ashu... Read More


Eight people killed in microbus-truck collision in Natore

Natore, July 23 -- Eds: Updates with more info At least eight people including five women were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a truck on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway in Baraigram ... Read More


Five women among six killed in Natore road crash

Natore, July 23 -- At least six people, including five women, were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and a truck on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway in Baraigram upazi... Read More


Science and local sleuthing uncover 250-year-old Shipwreck on Scottish Island

Dhaka, July 23 -- A routine run by a schoolboy led to a remarkable discovery on a remote Scottish beach, where the exposed wooden ribs of a buried ship sparked an investigation by archaeologists, scie... Read More


Milestone tragedy: Government rejects claims of concealing casualty information

Dhaka, July 22 -- The government on Tuesday strongly dismissed the allegations that information over casualties in the Uttara Milestone School and College plane crash is being concealed, terming such ... Read More


India sending urgent medical support for burn victims in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 22 -- specialist doctors and nurses with necessary medical support from India are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka shortly to treat aircraft crash victims, said the Indian Ministry of External... Read More


About 75% of laundered money from Bangladesh siphoned through trade misinvoicing : BIBM Study

Dhaka, July 22 -- A staggering 75 percent of money laundered from Bangladesh is siphoned off through misdeclarations in import and export, according to a study of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Manageme... Read More