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Fire breaks out at multi-storey building in Dhaka's Kalshi

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A fire has broken out in a multi-storey building in Dhaka's Kalshi area, according to the Fire Service. Duty officer Rakibul Hasan from the Fire Service control room said the buildi... Read More


Fire at Kalshi multi-storey building contained after two hours

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A fire that broke out at a multi-storey building in Dhaka's Kalshi has been brought under control nearly two hours after it started, according to the Fire Service. The six-storey bu... Read More


Couple arrested allegedly with 22,000 Yaba pills on bus in Jamalpur

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A couple allegedly carrying 22,000 Yaba pills on them have been arrested in Jamalpur Sadar Upazila. Police made the arrest on Friday morning, said Jamalpur Additional Superintendent... Read More


Tarique Rahman will return to Bangladesh in November, says Salahuddin

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will return to Bangladesh in November. Speaking on Friday at his Gulshan residence, the Standi... Read More


Fakhrul says BNP will build 'Rainbow Nation' representing all groups

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party will build a "Rainbow Nation" embracing all ethnic communities if it comes to power. He shared the party's visio... Read More


RMG sector in Chattogram hit hard as 22 factories close since last year

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Chattogram has seen nearly 22 garment factories shut down over the past year following the shift in Bangladesh's political landscape, leaving thousands of workers without jobs. Fact... Read More


Former RAJUK chairman Siddiqur Rahman Sarker dies

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Former chairman of the capital development authority Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Siddiqur Rahman Sarker has died. He passed away around 11:30am on Friday at a friend's res... Read More


Bangladesh condemns Israeli move to impose West Bank sovereignty

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The interim government has condemned Israel's plan to impose its laws on the occupied West Bank, calling the move "a violation of international law and a threat to regional peace." ... Read More


Coast Guard rescue 44 migrants from "secret" trafficking camp in Teknaf

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The Bangladesh Coast Guard have rescued 44 people, including women and children, from a "secret lair" in the remote hills of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, where they were allegedly confined f... Read More


No foreign pressure to bring Awami League into election, says press secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said no international influence is being applied to bring the Awami League back into the election. Speaking on Friday at the Nabaga... Read More