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Anthrax scare in Gaibandha as 11 show symptoms after handling infected cow

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- At least 11 people in Gaibandha's Sundarganj Upazila have developed symptoms of anthrax after butchering the meat of a diseased cow. The affected are all residents of Kishamat Sadar ... Read More


Islami Bank regains control of hacked Facebook page

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Islami Bank has regained control of its official Facebook page after it was taken over twice by hackers identifying themselves as "MS 470 X". The bank authorities confirmed the recov... Read More


Khagrachhari lifts Section 144 after eight days as stability returns

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The district administration in Khagrachhari has lifted Section 144 after eight days, following an improvement in the law and order situation. The announcement came in a media stateme... Read More


Three demands tabled, clubs threaten league boycott over BCB election

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Forty‑eight clubs in Dhaka have united to declare that, unless three specific demands are met, they will boycott the forthcoming league and all domestic cricket in protest of th... Read More


Khagrachhari blockade withdrawn after days of unrest over alleged rape of Marma teen

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Jumma Chhatra-Janata has called off a blockade that had been enforced for four days in Khagrachhari following unrest triggered by the alleged rape of a Marma teenager. The decisi... Read More


UP Chairman Alfu Mia, suspect linked to 'Sada Pathor loot', arrested

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Kazi Abdul Wadud Alfu Mia, the chairman of Telikhal Union and a prominent figure in the local Awami League, has been arrested over alleged connections with the illegal sand and stone ... Read More


Tajbir, PK Halder's associate, sent to jail after airport arrest

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Tajbir Hasan, an associate of fugitive money laundering suspect Proshanta Kumar Halder, has been sent to jail following his arrest at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. He was ... Read More


British lawmakers call for action over human rights 'decline' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A group of British lawmakers has voiced concern over what they describe as a "deteriorating" human rights situation in Bangladesh, urging the UK government, alongside the United Natio... Read More


Bangladesh reports another dengue death, 374 hospitalisations in a day

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The health directorate has reported another death due to dengue fever in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease to 203 this year. The latest vict... Read More


'Bodies float in rivers with killings every day', says Jatiya Party's Anisul

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of a faction of the Jatiya Party, has said Bangladesh has seen a breakdown in law and order, pointing to daily killings and bodies found in rivers as sig... Read More