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Kaptai dam's 16 gates opened early to ease lake pressure

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The Kaptai dam in Rangamati has been opened to ease pressure from rising water in the lake. All 16 gates were opened 6 inches each at 8:20pm on Saturday, releasing 9,000 cusecs... Read More


Bill Maher mocks scale of Dolly Parton mourning while pointing to US-Canada trade war

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Bill Maher takes aim at the wave of public grief over Dolly Parton's death, arguing that Americans have been too consumed by mourning to pay attention to more pressing matters. ... Read More


China removes two top generals from supreme military command body

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- China on Friday removed two senior military officers from its supreme military command body, the state Central Military Commission, state-run Xinhua reported, following investig... Read More


Israeli settlers stage new attack on home in West Bank's Qusra, witnesses say

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in th... Read More


Maersk Line keen to invest in Bangladesh's shipbuilding, ship recycling sectors

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Maersk Line, one of the world's leading shipping and logistics companies, has signalled interest in direct investment in Bangladesh's shipbuilding industry. Commerce Minister K... Read More


Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal disaster site wanes

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The threat of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border, where a devastating flood struck earlier this week, has eased, Chinese authorities sai... Read More


Norway mourns King Harald as crowds gather at royal palace

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Thousands of Norwegians gathered on Saturday to say goodbye to King Harald in front of the royal palace, where he lies in state, with many well-wishers remembering his sense of ... Read More


Chittagong Port stays at 68th spot in top global ports list

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Chittagong Port has held its position at 68th on the list of the world's top 100 ports for the second consecutive year. London-based shipping publication Lloyd's List released ... Read More


Tarique orders kitchen market shift, 7 other steps to ease Dhaka traffic

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has issued seven directives to modernise Dhaka's traffic system and restore discipline in the transport sector. He gave the directives at a meetin... Read More


Ziaul Ahsan arrested in crimes against humanity case over Salahuddin 'disappearance'

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre chief Ziaul Ahsan has been placed under arrest in a crimes against humanity case over the alleged enforced disappearance of H... Read More