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Shimanto Bank signs MoU with Farazy Hospital

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Shimanto Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Farazy Hospital, allowing the bank's cardholders and employees to receive special discounts on healthcare services. ... Read More


140,000 expatriate postal ballots reach Bangladesh ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Nearly 140,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls scheduled for Feb 12. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of t... Read More


Over 700 accused in murder case filed over Jamaat leader's death in Sherpur clash

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A murder case has been filed two days after the death of a Jamaat-e-Islami leader during clashes between supporters of rival political parties in Sherpur. More than 700 people have ... Read More


'Bangladesh, Penned in Blood' Volume 2 explores Bengali people's many-fronted War of Independence

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Was Bangladesh's Liberation War confined to nine months, and only a sector-based military campaign? Do "genocide" and "freedom fighter" alone capture the scale of violence, resistanc... Read More


Teen killed in collision between two motorcycles in Sherpur

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A teenager has been killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Sherpur's Jhenaigati Upazila. The crash happened on Friday evening in the Ahmadnagar area on the Sherpur... Read More


5 dead as dump truck ploughs into battery-run van in Naogaon

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Five people have been killed after a dump truck struck a battery-powered van carrying vegetables in Naogaon's Mohadevpur Upazila. The crash occurred around 5am on Saturday at the Pa... Read More


Dhaka International Trade Fair tallies Tk 3.93bn in sales, Tk 2.27bn in export orders

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Products worth Tk 3.93 billion have been sold at the 30th edition of the Dhaka International Trade Fair, and export orders worth Tk 2.27 billion have been received, according to the ... Read More


BNP chief Tarique pledges barrage, factories and revival of jute industry in Tangail

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has outlined plans for constructing a barrage on the Jamuna River, establishing juice processing plants, and setting up different factories, alongside ini... Read More


Chittagong Port moves four employees over industrial action against foreign lease

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Following a work stoppage at the Chittagong Port, four employees who led protests against the leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign operators have been trans... Read More


Children find looted police grenades while playing in Bandarban

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Children playing near a stream in Bandarban have found two gas grenades believed to have been looted from police during unrest, authorities said. The grenades were discovered on Sat... Read More