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Major grid fault triggers prolonged blackout across Narayanganj

Dhaka, June 7 -- A fault in the transmission line of the Shitalakkhya 132kV Grid Substation has left large parts of Narayanganj city and surrounding areas without electricity, disrupting daily life an... Read More


Opposition plans 'robust, constructive' role in budget session

Dhaka, June 7 -- The parliamentary Opposition has vowed to play a "strong and constructive" role during the national budget session. The 13th Parliament began its second sitting on Sunday. Before th... Read More


Rising costs push Bangladesh's inflation rate to 16-month high of 9.42%

Dhaka, June 7 -- The cost of living has tightened its grip on households as fuel-driven price pressures rippled through both the food and non-food sectors in May, pushing Bangladesh's inflation rate t... Read More


402 die in road accident in Eid-ul-Azha holidays, says Passenger Welfare Association

Dhaka, June 7 -- Road accidents across Bangladesh during Eid-ul-Azha holidays claimed 402 lives in 394 incidents, with nearly 29 percent of the deaths resulting from motorcycle crashes, according to a... Read More


High Court setting up special bench to fast-track women, child abuse appeals

Dhaka, June 7 -- Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has announced the formation of a special High Court bench to expedite appeals in cases filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention ... Read More


Patuakhali chef found hanging in restaurant staff quarters

Dhaka, June 7 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a chef from the residential quarters of a restaurant in Patuakhali. The deceased has been identified as Md Sayem, 20, a resident of Bhandari... Read More


13th parliament convenes budget session

Dhaka, June 7 -- The first budget session of the 13th parliament has begun. The meeting began at 3pm on Sunday under the chairmanship of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad. At the beginning of the session, t... Read More


Hadi murder: Submission of supplementary probe report delayed

Dhaka, June 7 -- A Dhaka court has deferred the deadline for submitting a supplementary investigation report in the murder case of Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi, setting Jun 17 as the ... Read More


Sohel prays, Swapna weeps silently during verdict in Ramisa rape, murder case

Dhaka, June 7 -- After a tribunal handed down death penalties to a couple for the rape and murder of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka's Pallabi, lawyers and others present in the court expressed their... Read More


Verdict in Ramisa rape, murder case fulfils public expectations: home minister

Dhaka, June 7 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed believes that public expectations have been fulfilled due to the swift verdict in the rape and murder case of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter. "This is how we ... Read More