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Land depression weakening, cautionary signal maintained at maritime ports

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The land depression over the West Bengal coast and adjoining areas is weakening and has shifted west-northwest. It now sits over India's Jharkhand and the adjoining Gangetic We... Read More


Dhaka Metropolitan Police tighten security around Aug 15

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken comprehensive and multi-dimensional security measures to maintain law and order in the capital and ensure the safety of the city reside... Read More


Will let the media know about progress on Tarique visit, says Delhi

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Despite reports of preparations for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's possible visit to Delhi next week, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has not confirmed it. In a briefi... Read More


One unit at Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant halts production again

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Amid load shedding across the country, electricity generation at Unit 1 of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has been suspended again due to a mechanical glitch. ... Read More


Dollar rates ease in Bangladesh's banks, stays costly outside as remittance surges

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The dollar has continued to lose ground against the taka as remittance inflows rise and import spending trends lower. Over a week, the greenback fell 61 poisha, or 0.50 percent... Read More


UN report flags AQIS expansion in Bangladesh, links group to deadly New Delhi blast

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Al-Qaeda is seeking to expand its network in Bangladesh by establishing active cells, the United Nations has warned in a new Security Council report. The report says Al-Qaeda i... Read More


FBI hunting Bangladeshi doctor for nearly 30 years over 'patient rape'

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been searching for a Bangladeshi doctor for nearly three decades over allegations that he raped a patient. The doctor, Zahidul ... Read More


Police constable sent to jail over alleged dowry abuse in Sherpur

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- A police constable has been sent to jail in a case accusing him of abusing his wife over dowry demands in Sherpur. Senior Judicial Magistrate Sultan Mahmud Milon of the Sherpur... Read More


8 dead now as 'toxic gas' leaks aboard vessel at Chattogram shipyard

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The death toll from a suspected toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram's Sitakunda has risen to eight, while several others remain injured. Md Alamgir, inspector (... Read More


Government sends 49 police inspectors into compulsory retirement

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The government has ordered 49 police inspectors into compulsory retirement after they completed 25 years in service. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the order on Thursday, ... Read More