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Bus torched in Faridpur, driver dies from smoke inhalation

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A bus driver has died from smoke inhalation after a parked bus was allegedly set on fire in the early hours of Tuesday in Faridpur. The incident occurred around 1:45am beside the Dh... Read More


Save the soil, save the nation

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) begins on Nov 9 in Antalya, Turkiye, and will run through Nov 20. As in previous summits, Bangladesh will champion crucial d... Read More


Bangladeshi worker's rights campaign sparks row in Singapore

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A Bangladeshi migrant worker who has campaigned for better wages and labour rights in Singapore has questioned the rejection of his work permit renewal application after 16 years in ... Read More


Tarique meets Turkiye's Erdogan

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan within hours of arriving in Turkiye's Antalya to attend COP-31, the world ... Read More


Minibus torched, crude bombs go off across Manikganj town

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A parked minibus has reportedly been set on fire in Manikganj, while 10 to 15 crude bomb explosions have been reported at several locations across the town. No casualties have been ... Read More


M John Harrison makes Booker Prize history at 81

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- British author M John Harrison has become the oldest-ever winner of the Booker Prize, taking the £50,000 award at the age of 81 for his post-apocalyptic novel "The End of Everyt... Read More


Fire on bus in Dhaka's Shyamoli

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A fire has broken out on a passenger bus in Dhaka's Shyamoli. Police claim that someone set fire to the Thikana Paribahan vehicle in front of the National Institute of Mental Health... Read More


Bangladesh holds initial talks with Apple

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Bangladesh has held preliminary discussions with Apple about potential opportunities for the US technology giant to establish a manufacturing presence in the country, Prime Minister'... Read More


One or two incidents don't mean things are chaotic: minister

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- "It is not logical to say that the overall law and order situation in the country has deteriorated due to one or two incidents," Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says following crude b... Read More


PM leaves for Antalya

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman, has left for Turkiye's Antalya to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). A Turkish ... Read More