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Sonali Bank lends Tk 70bn to National Bank

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- State-owned Sonali Bank has lent Tk 70 billion to cash-strapped National Bank for three months at an interest rate of 10 percent, with the Bangladesh Bank guaranteeing repayment. So... Read More


Hunt for Earhart's plane enters critical phase

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A 17-strong research team is investigating a mysterious object spotted in satellite imagery on a remote Pacific island that may be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane, The Indepen... Read More


No need for superhero: BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi over Batman mask

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- BJP leaders have taken a swipe at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP Rahul Gandhi after the two wore Batman masks during an opposition protest in New Delhi against Ch... Read More


Dengue: 9 more die

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh has recorded nine more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count. Another 1,954 hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease have been logged during this period,... Read More


Garage worker killed in Jatrabari hit-and-run

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A garage worker has been killed after an unidentified vehicle allegedly struck him at Konapara in Dhaka's Jatrabari. The accident occurred near Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College around... Read More


Fire breaks out at Secretariat building

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A fire has broken out at a building in the Secretariat, but staff extinguished it before firefighters arrived, the Fire Service and CIvil Defence has said. According to Rakibul Isla... Read More


Lottery for Class 1, exams for Classes 2-9

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Lottery-based admission will remain in place for Class I at government schools, while students seeking to transfer schools in Classes 2 to 9 will have to sit entrance examinations. ... Read More


Govt seeks international standards for English-medium schools

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government is working to bring all aspects of English-medium education under a unified framework and align the system with international standards, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul... Read More


Chicken soup: The age-old remedy for colds and flu

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Chicken soup and other traditional broths may help ease cold and flu symptoms and speed recovery, according to a review of scientific studies reported by The Independent. The review... Read More


Afghanistan frustrate Bangladesh with defiant draw

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh came within touching distance of victory, only to watch Afghanistan cling on until the final ball and escape with a draw in Abu Dhabi. As the light faded, Qais Ahmad laun... Read More