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Karim Mia had hoped the war would end. But it may have ended his life

Dhaka, May 14 -- Karim Mia left his village in Narsingdi's Shibpur 12 years ago, hoping labour abroad would lift his family out of hardship. Instead, war reached the place where he had built a fragile... Read More


Illegal harvesting of parshe fry ravages Sundarbans' fragile ecosystem

Dhaka, May 14 -- Parshe Piracy: Cost of the Catch Ecological devastation: For every single parshe fry caught, over 400 other aquatic organisms are wiped out, ravaging the Sundarbans' biodiversity 'J... Read More


War heroine Tepri Rani dies, laid to rest with state honour

Dhaka, May 14 -- Tepri Rani, a Birangana (war heroine) from Thakurgaon's Ranisankail Upazila who was tortured at a Pakistani occupation forces' camp during the 1971 Liberation War, is no more. She br... Read More


BJP MLA in Kolkata says he will not serve Muslims, claiming they did not vote for him

Dhaka, May 14 -- A BJP legislator in Kolkata has sparked controversy after declaring that he would not carry out public work for Muslim residents who did not vote for him in the elections, The Indian ... Read More


Bangladesh identify nine measles clusters in Chattogram, vaccination advised

Dhaka, May 14 -- Health officials have flagged nine wards in Chattogram as measles hotspots, pointing to rising infections in densely populated and industrial areas of the city. The clusters were des... Read More


China flags Taiwan, rights, political systems as non-negotiable before Trump-Xi talks

Dhaka, May 13 -- China has reiterated its position on key issues with the United States ahead of US President Donald Trump's two-day visit to Beijing. In a post on X, the Chinese Embassy in the US sa... Read More


Trump, Xi to weigh tariff cuts on $30 billion of imports in managed trade push

Dhaka, May 13 -- The US and China are expected to inch toward a managed trade mechanism for non-sensitive goods this week, with each side possibly identifying some $30 billion worth of goods on which ... Read More


Veteran Awami League politician Engineer Mosharraf Hossain dies

Dhaka, May 13 -- Veteran Awami League politician and freedom fighter Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has died while undergoing medical treatment. He passed away at Dhaka's Square Hospital at 10:20am on We... Read More


Five RAB members injured in attack while collecting 'drug-related intelligence' in Natore

Dhaka, May 13 -- Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have come under attack while gathering intelligence on drug traffickers in Natore. The incident occurred in Nabinagar of Lalpur's Ishwardi... Read More


Schoolboy dies of electrocution while picking mangoes in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, May 13 -- A schoolboy has died after being electrocuted while picking mangoes in Dighinala, Khagrachhari. His classmate was also injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 7pm on T... Read More