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Madrasa teacher accused of breaking boy's arm with cane, forcing pen into his mouth

Bangladesh, July 15 -- A 7-year-old madrasa student has suffered a fractured left arm after allegedly being beaten with a cane by a teacher at a madrasa and orphanage in Manikganj's Saturia. The fami... Read More


Plant one tree each, PM Tarique tells children

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged children to plant at least one tree every year and take responsibility for its care as part of efforts to protect the environment. He ma... Read More


'No Awami League-BNP, but we'll fix Dhaka as citizens,' says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on everyone to rise above political affiliations and fulfill their responsibilities as citizens in order to make... Read More


AC blast burns 10 at Gulistan barbershop, three 'critically injured'

Bangladesh, July 15 -- An "air conditioner explosion" at a barbershop in Dhaka's Gulistan has left 10 people burnt, with nine admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. The blast... Read More


Fresh political firestorm brews over Taslima Nasreen's Kolkata return

Manila, July 15 -- Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen is set to return to Kolkata for the first time in nearly two decades to attend a public programme against religio... Read More


Bangladesh raises signal No. 3 at four seaports as low-pressure system forms

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Four sea ports in Bangladesh have been asked to maintain Cautionary Signal No. 3 due to a developing low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal. The Bangladesh Meteorol... Read More


Fire at Narayanganj EPZ garment factory warehouse brought under control after 3 hours

Bangladesh, July 15 -- A fire has broken out at the warehouse of a garment factory inside the Adamjee Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj. Nine units of the Fire Service and Civ... Read More


'Retake' for students who missed HSC paper, 'full marks' for flawed question

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Students who missed Monday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams due to heavy rain and waterlogging will get another chance to take the paper. They will be ... Read More


Government refuses to defer HSC exams, Wednesday's tests to go ahead

Bangladesh, July 15 -- The government has decided to press ahead with Wednesday's HSC and equivalent exams outside the flood-hit Chattogram region despite daylong student protests demanding a postpone... Read More


India reiterates 'unchanged' stance after Hasina announces return plans

Bangladesh, July 15 -- As speculation grows over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return to Bangladesh, India says its position on the issue remains unchanged. At the weekly briefing in New Delh... Read More