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147 senior police officers 'retired' since 2024 uprising

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The government has sent 147 senior police officers - each with the rank of assistant superintendent of police (ASP) and above -- into retirement "in the public interest" following ev... Read More


Jurassic fossil find upends early bird evolution theory

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A 150-million-year-old fossil unearthed in southeastern China is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the earliest birds -- and it turns out one of them may have preferr... Read More


Biman suspends Saudi flights until Oct 18

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended its flights from Dhaka to Dammam and Riyadh until Sunday in the interest of passenger safety following ongoing attacks on airports in Saudi Ar... Read More


NBR extends VAT return deadline for July, August

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR), has extended the deadline for filing VAT returns for July and August by another 10 days, just three days after returning to the system of monthly... Read More


Cold vs flu: What you need to know this winter

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- As flu season gets under way, doctors are urging people to learn how to distinguish between a common cold and influenza -- two illnesses that are often confused but carry very differ... Read More


Malaysia begins recruitment of Bangladeshi workers

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The government has announced the start of the recruitment process for Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, with the Southeast Asian country agreeing in principle to take 10,000 workers f... Read More


4 more die with measles symptoms

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Four more people have died with measles symptoms over the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, while another 1,306 people have been admitted to hospitals around the country. The Directorate... Read More


Cosmic family tree: Milky Way worlds split in two

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Planetary systems in the Milky Way fall into two broad families, with their parent stars helping determine their evolution and fate, Space.com reports. Researchers led by the Italia... Read More


4 arrested over 'medicine smuggling'

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested four people, including a Chinese national, in Dhaka's Uttara on suspicion of smuggling medicines abroad, seizing drugs worth Tk 75 m... Read More


Bangladesh reports 10 more dengue deaths

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Bangladesh has recorded 10 more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count. Another 1,943 hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease have been logged during this period, a... Read More