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Egypt's early pharaohs buried servants alive: study

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- A new analysis of 5,000-year-old human skulls has found evidence that Egypt's earliest pharaohs sacrificed people from their royal households and buried them to serve in the afterlife... Read More


447 arrested in Dhaka in a day, 58 cases filed

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Police have arrested 447 people in regular operations in Dhaka over a 24-hour period, filing 58 cases against them. In a media statement on Tuesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police said th... Read More


Jamuna fertiliser factory resumes production after 7.5 months

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited Jamalpur's Sarishabari has resumed production after sitting idle for seven and a half months because of a gas shortage. Production began around 3:10... Read More


Khan family get together as Arbaz, Sshura's daughter turns 1

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Arbaaz Khan and Sshura Khan's daughter Sipaara Khan has turned one, with the family celebrating her birthday in an intimate gathering at their Mumbai home. Sipaara turned one on Oct ... Read More


Habiganj hospital back to old habits after minister's visit

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Habiganj Modern Sadar Hospital stayed tidy for a few days after Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain Bakul's surprise visit, but it has slipped back into old habits. Patients an... Read More


41 'extortionists' arrested in Dhaka in 4 days

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Police have arrested 41 suspected extortionists across Dhaka over the last four days as law enforcers step up operations against extortion and land-grabbing networks. Dhaka Metropoli... Read More


Bhola AL leader arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Faridul Talukdar, agriculture affairs secretary of the Tazumuddin Upazila unit of the Awami League in Bhola, during a ra... Read More


DNCC chief inspects Mirpur 10 at night

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) administrator Safiqul Islam Khan has inspected Mirpur 10 at night and directed officials to speed up several civic measures in the area. He drove ... Read More


7 years on, final verdict still awaited in Abrar murder

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Seven years after the killing of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Abrar Fahad, the case remains pending before the Appellate Division, with neither s... Read More


Messi has a giant new challenge

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Lionel Messi has spent more than two decades finding ways past some of football's toughest defenders. His animated alter ego is about to face considerably bigger opposition. The firs... Read More