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Iran vows to keep nuclear programme: NYT

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed that his country will not accept limits on its civilian nuclear programme in a defiant speech to the United Nations General Assembly. ... Read More


Teen-gang crackdown leaves Cumilla families waiting

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- A mother sits at a Cumilla police station with her son Niloy Sarkar's SSC and HSC certificates. Police said he would be released if she could prove he was a student. Police picked ... Read More


Dengue: 8 more die, 1,782 hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Bangladesh has recorded eight more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, alongside 1,782 hospitalisations across the country. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (D... Read More


5 firms get nod to launch digital banks

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Bangladesh is taking its first step towards digital-only banking, with five institutions securing letters of intent to launch their ventures. Bangladesh Bank issued the initial app... Read More


Trump ally seeks halt to relative's deportation

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Former Maine Governor Paul LePage has urged federal authorities not to deport his son's father-in-law, saying the man has a valid work permit and lives legally in the US, according ... Read More


MP Nazrul faces four more days of questioning

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam has been sent for four more days of police questioning as investigators probe allegations that he drove his 19-year-old second wife Mariam Khatun to suici... Read More


Bangladesh records five more deaths with suspected measles, 1,105 new cases

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Another five people have died with suspected measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Since March 15, 98... Read More


Locals step in as AL activists mobbed

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- A clash unfolded at Dhaka's Kuril after Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal members detained several people from an Awami League procession and began beating them, prompting local residents to ... Read More


Measles: 5 die, 1,105 cases

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Another five people have died with suspected measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Since March 15, 98... Read More


51st special BCS to recruit 5,000 doctors

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- The Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a circular for the 51st special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam to recruit 5,000 doctors for government hospitals. The recruitmen... Read More