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USAID budget cuts put millions like Kajol into danger: BBC

Dhaka, March 14 -- The Trump administration's decision to slash USAID budgets have impacted several developing countries, including Bangladesh. Kajol, a tuberculosis survivor, is one of the many bene... Read More


A man's body was found next to battered motorcycle. Police say he died in a truck accident

Dhaka, March 14 -- Police say a motorcycle driver has been killed in an accident "involving a truck" in Dhaka's Banasree. The battered motorcycle was found in pieces on the Banasree-Demra Road at the... Read More


Mild heatwave sweeping over six districts, like to persist

Dhaka, March 14 -- A mild heatwave is sweeping over six districts in Bangladesh and it is not likely to cool down anytime soon, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department says. The heatwave was passing... Read More


A man wrote 'Live a happy life, princess' on his Facebook account. Then he jumped under a train

Dhaka, March 14 -- A man in Gazipur's Sreepur Upazila has allegedly killed himself by jumping under a train. Before jumping, he wrote a post on Facebook saying: "Live a happy life, princess." In ano... Read More


Bus ticket sales skyrocket for Eid, online sales surpass counters

Dhaka, March 14 -- Large crowds have gathered at major bus operator counters from Friday morning to purchase advance tickets for Eid trips. While some travellers reported slight overcharging on fares,... Read More


UN secretary-general, chief advisor reach Rohingya camp in Ukhiya

Dhaka, March 14 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus have reached Cox's Bazar to inspect the situation at the Rohingya refugee camps. A chartered jet ... Read More


Police arrest Madaripur hospital owner for 'rape' of nurse

Dhaka, March 14 -- Police have arrested the owner of a private hospital in Madaripur's Shibchar for the alleged rape of a nurse. The suspect was arrested from Shibchar on Thursday night, said Ratan S... Read More


Yunus, Guterres head to Cox's Bazar after meeting in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 14 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the latter's office on Friday. The two leaders left for Cox's Bazar after the meeting to visit a camp ... Read More


Magura child rape: A mother's endless tears, a father's stunned silence

Dhaka, March 14 -- The eight-year-old girl who was raped and later died of her injuries in an attack in Magura has been laid to rest. The courtyard she once ran around in and the house she filled with... Read More


Unusually slow sales ahead of Eid worry Chattogram's Khalifa Patti tailors

Dhaka, March 14 -- With Eid around the corner, tailors at Chattogram's Khalifa Patti are working on large collections of the Indian outfit "parsi", along with their regular three-piece salwar kameez. ... Read More