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Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar agree to pay $18mn to settle civil fraud lawsuit in the US

Dhaka, May 16 -- Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have agreed to pay a combined $18 million in penalties to settle a civil fraud lawsuit brought by the US Securities and Exch... Read More


Doctors say interim government 'cannot evade responsibility' for measles child deaths

Dhaka, May 16 -- Physicians' organisation Doctors for Health and Environment has accused the interim government and health authorities of failing to prevent the deaths of more than 400 children linked... Read More


PM Tarique Rahman says demand for Cumilla Division will be fulfilled

Dhaka, May 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has pledged support for the longstanding demand to establish a division named "Cumilla". He made the announcement on Saturday afternoon at a road rally ... Read More


Khosru warns West Asia conflict pushes Bangladesh energy costs up by Tk 400 billion

Dhaka, May 16 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the West Asia conflict has increased Bangladesh's fuel oil and gas import costs by around Tk 400 billion, warning that the count... Read More


Flight coming from New Delhi halted briefly by 'fox' at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, May 16 -- An IndiGo flight from New Delhi has been briefly stranded at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport after a pilot noticed a "fox". An airport official said the flight paused for nea... Read More


Bangladeshi content creator Kaarina Kaisar's body returning from India Sunday

Dhaka, May 16 -- The mortal remains of actress and content creator Kaarina Kaisar have been scheduled to arrive in Dhaka from India's Chennai. Her father, former national football team captain Kaisar... Read More


Bangladeshi content creator Kaarina Kaisar dies in India

Dhaka, May 16 -- Actress and content creator Kaarina Kaisar, who was flown to India's Chennai for advanced treatment for lung and liver complications, has died. Her father, former national football t... Read More


JU proctor's office locked as students escalate protest over 'attempted rape'

Dhaka, May 16 -- Jahangirnagar University students have locked the proctor's office and declared him "unwanted" after a 48-hour deadline to arrest a suspect over an alleged attempted rape expired with... Read More


Police seek public help to trace suspect over Jahangirnagar University 'attempted rape'

Dhaka, May 16 -- Police have announced a reward for information on a suspect accused of an attempted rape at Jahangirnagar University, urging the public to help identify the individual seen in CCTV fo... Read More


SUST student who went missing in the water found dead in Sylhet's Bichhanakandi

Dhaka, May 16 -- The body of a student from the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology who went missing in the water during a visit to visit Bichanakandi-a tourist destination in the Gowaingha... Read More