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Political pressure to rise if NCT given to foreigners

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Chattogram has become agitated over the initiative to hand over the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign company. Demonstrations, human chains and protest programmes are... Read More


Disabled Persons' Days observed

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The 34th International Day of Disabled Persons and 27th National Day of Disabled Persons observed across the country on Wednesday. In Kishoreganj, Department of Social Services inclu... Read More


40 bhori gold, Tk 20L robbed

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- At least Five gold shops and a house were robbed by some miscreants at night in Ashtomanisha Bazar of Bhangura Upazila of Pabna. The incident took place at around 2 am on Wednesday af... Read More


6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts China's Xinjiang

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China's Xinjiang region on Thursday afternoon, shaking areas near Akqi County close to the Kyrgyzstan border, according to regional seismic authoriti... Read More


World's worst air quality in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 296 at 9:50 am on Thursday. Dhaka's air was ... Read More


Youth shot in Savar; 4 held

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- A man was shot and wounded in a reported gun attack by miscreants at Palashbari in Ashulia of Savar on Wednesday night.The victim was identified as Simanto Hossain, a worker of Gildan... Read More


DMP imposes ban on gatherings around Secretariat, Jamuna

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has affirmed a public notification confirming a temporary ban on all forms of assemblies and public gatherings in and around Bangladesh Secretariat... Read More


Swara left helpless during shoot

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar has expressed her discomfort with the outfit used in a song scene of her popular film 'Veer Di Wedding'. Originally, she was made to wear a swimsuit d... Read More


Pilkhana and the Unanswered Question of Foreign Involvement

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The release of the National Independent Investigation Commission's report on the 2009 Pilkhana killings has forced Bangladesh to confront a truth that was buried beneath years of poli... Read More


BSF killed two more BD men

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- At least two Bangladeshis were killed in separate incidents in Lalmonirhat's Patgram and Moulvibazar's Kulaura, once again reigniting concerns over the use of lethal force by India's ... Read More