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Canadian-Bangladeshi Madiha Turshin in top 5 in Favorite Chef competition

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Canadian-Bangladeshi chef Madiha Turshin has secured a place among the top five finalists in the prestigious international Favorite Chef 2026 competition. The honour marks "a si... Read More


Rickshaw van driver found dead with throat slit in Khulna

Bangladesh, July 5 -- A rickshaw van driver has been killed by having his throat slit at Gazirhat in Dighalia Upazila, Khulna. Sub Inspector Jamil, chief of the Majhirgati police outpost, said the in... Read More


'Political, business rivalry' behind BNP leader's murder in Dhaka's Dohar, police say

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Police believe political and business rivalries may have provided the motive for the murder of Harun Or Rashid alias Harun Master, president of the Nayabari Union BNP unit in Dha... Read More


Journalist Anis Alamgir among six named in police complaint over 'disinformation' on July movement

Bangladesh, July 5 -- A police complaint in the form of a general diary (GD) has been lodged against journalist Anis Alamgir, TV host Soma Islam, and model-lawyer Jannatul Ferdous Peya for allegedly m... Read More


State minister denies 'irregularities' after visiting Tk 90mn collapsed road in Gazipur

Bangladesh, July 5 -- State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam has denied any "irregularities" in the construction of a road in Gazipur that partially collapsed just months after being built... Read More


AmCham pledges to strengthen business environment for US investors in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, July 4 -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the business environment for US investors in Bangladesh. The commitment wa... Read More


Bangladesh removes bullet from body of freedom fighter shot by Pakistani forces in 1971

Bangladesh, July 4 -- While fighting for his birthplace during the 1971 Liberation War, 20-year-old Monnas Ali of Netrokona's Durgapur Upazila was shot in the abdomen by the Pakistani occupation force... Read More


Forced shaving of Bauls: High Court asks why administration's inaction is not illegal

Bangladesh, July 4 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why the administration's failure to prevent attacks and the forced cutting of hair and dreadlocks of Bauls, Fakirs, and ascetics across Ba... Read More


Journalist and teacher Shahed Kamal is dead at 85

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Journalist and teacher Shahed Kamal has passed away at the age of 85. The eldest son of poet Sufia Kamal, he breathed his last at Dhaka's Zainul Haque Sikder Women's Medical Col... Read More


Tarique orders swift reopening of closed state-owned factories

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered that the process of reopening state-owned factories be completed at the earliest. Chairing a meeting at his office in Tejgaon on Saturd... Read More