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Basabo, Khilgaon among Dhaka areas facing 8-hour gas shutdown Thursday

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Gas supply will be suspended for eight hours in Basabo, Khilgaon, Shahjahanpur and several other areas of Dhaka on Thursday. Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company wil... Read More


HC gives no relief on plea to run sleeper buses on highways

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- The High Court has turned down a plea seeking protection from enforcement action against sleeper buses, saying only vehicles approved under existing road transport laws can oper... Read More


Govt's strong market-control measures 'pushed down inflation,' Rizvi says

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Inflation has fallen due to the government's strong market-control measures, says Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. The BNP acting secretary general made the remarks on Wednesday morning afte... Read More


K-pop helped take it global. Now Bangladesh is riding the '80s AI photo wave

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Artificial intelligence has sparked a nostalgic wave of people recreating themselves in 1980s style, complete with fluffy hair, denim jackets and vintage studio lighting. Scrol... Read More


Children developing 'toasted skin syndrome' after hours on laptops, doctors warn

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Doctors are warning that children can develop a heat-induced skin condition after prolonged contact with laptops. The alert follows a case in which a pre-teen boy was diagnosed... Read More


Bodies of two Bangladeshis killed in Russia fire arrive in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- The bodies of two Bangladeshis killed in a fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia's Far Eastern Amur Region have been brought back to Bangladesh. The victims are Zakir... Read More


Legal notice calls for better mobile coverage on Dhaka Metro Rail

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- A legal notice has been served on Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, calling for uninterrupted mobile network coverage and call services at metro rail stations and on trains in... Read More


Asif Mahmud calls ACC corruption probe 'media trial, political harassment'

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesman Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has questioned how he could have accepted bribes for promotions and transfers made after he had left office as ... Read More


Government bans honorific titles before president, PM in official documents

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- The government has banned the use of "His Excellency", "Honourable" or any other honorific before the titles of the president, prime minister and ministers in official correspon... Read More


Measles deaths cross 1,000 as infections continue to pile in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Bangladesh has reported three more deaths with measles symptoms in a 24-hour count, pushing the combined toll from confirmed measles and suspected cases above 1,000. Another 69... Read More