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Missing Bangladeshi expat found dead inside locked car in Oman

Dhaka, June 2 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate has been found dead inside a locked vehicle in Sohar city of Oman, four days after he went missing. Royal Oman Police recovered the body of Mizan Mohammad, 3... Read More


Fire destroys at least 10 houses in Chattogram's Halisahar

Dhaka, June 2 -- A fire has ripped through at least 10 homes in Chattogram's Halisahar. The blaze erupted at the Peshkar Bari on Road No. 4 in I-Block on Tuesday morning. Monem Billah, an official a... Read More


Dhaka expressway crash turns expatriate's decade-long wait to return home into devastation

Dhaka, June 2 -- After 11 years abroad, Arif Hossain was returning home from Malaysia. In Khoshalnagar village of Jhikargacha, his family had set out to receive him at the airport -- a long-awaited re... Read More


Dua Lipa, Callum Turner send the internet into overdrive with viral wedding photos

Dhaka, June 1 -- Viral wedding photos circulating on social media have fuelled speculation that global pop star Dua Lipa has married actor Callum Turner in a private ceremony in London. The images, w... Read More


After Dhaka funeral, Tofail Ahmed's body taken to mortuary before final journey to Bhola

Dhaka, June 1 -- The body of veteran Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed has been taken to the mortuary at Square Hospital following funeral prayers in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. After Monday evening's funeral ... Read More


Govt employees resume office after long Eid holiday

Dhaka, June 1 -- Government employees have returned to work after a seven-day holiday for Eid-ul-Azha. They were seen chatting in groups as Eid festivity lingered in the air at the Secretariat on Mon... Read More


Crocodile in Bagerhat's Khan Jahan Ali shrine drags child into pond

Dhaka, June 1 -- An 8-year-old girl has been dragged away by a crocodile while bathing in a pond at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat. The incident took place around 8pm on M... Read More


Met Office forecasts scorching June with two to three heatwaves likely

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh is likely to endure a hotter-than-usual June, with meteorologists forecasting several heatwaves and temperatures rising to around 40degC in some parts of the country. In i... Read More


Bangladesh will not accept border 'push-ins' from India, says State Minister Shama

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh will continue to resist any attempt to push people across the border from India under the label of "infiltrators", State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has ... Read More


Bangladesh optimistic over Khalilur Rahman's bid for UN General Assembly presidency

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh has expressed optimism over the election of Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman as president of the United Nations General Assembly. On Monday, State Minister for Foreign Aff... Read More