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Salman dropped from 2 more Beximco boards

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Salman F Rahman has now lost his board positions at all three of Beximco Group's major listed companies, marking a sweeping change in the leadership of the business empire he helped b... Read More


3 Mymensingh war crimes convicts denied bail

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The Appellate Division's Chamber Court has denied bail to three men serving life sentences for crimes against humanity committed in Mymensingh during the 1971 Liberation War. Justice... Read More


New rules coming to tackle unauthorised buildings: minister

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The government is preparing new rules to take action against buildings constructed without approved plans or in violation of approved designs, Housing Minister Zakaria Taher has said.... Read More


Tea sector shouldn't shift to agriculture: Zillur

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A government task force proposal to shift the tea sector from industry to agriculture is "not an intellectually sound" move, Hossain Zillur Rahman has said. "Tea is an industry. It h... Read More


US backs measles-rubella shots for 3.4mn kids

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A nationwide campaign to vaccinate 3.4 million children against measles and rubella is under way in Bangladesh with support from the United States. The assistance is being provided t... Read More


Astronomers capture rare Milky Way supernova in stunning detail

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Astronomers have captured the most detailed images yet of a rare supernova remnant in the Milky Way -- the leftover wreckage of a stellar explosion that skygazers recorded nearly 850 ... Read More


Abetment to suicide: MP Nazrul denied bail again

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A Dhaka court has once again rejected constroversial lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam's bail application in a case over the alleged abetment of his second wife Mariam Khatun's suicide. Dha... Read More


81 US aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A new Congressional Research Service report has listed 81 US fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, including drones, as lost or damaged during US military operations against Iran since... Read More


Technical faults knock out Barapukuria power plant

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Both running units at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur have shut down within two days after developing mechanical faults, cutting off the plant's entire electricity sup... Read More


WHO warns against obesity drugs for under-10s

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Children under 10 should not be given obesity drugs or GLP-1 weight-loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, new global guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) say. T... Read More