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Earthquake disrupts power generation at multiple locations in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) has reported that power generation has been disrupted in multiple locations across the country due to the earthquake on Friday. The PDB ... Read More


CID arrests 'ringleader' of fake Russian visa racket

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested a man accused of running a fraud ring that allegedly swindled more than Tk 12 million from people seeking jobs in R... Read More


Fire Service logs multiple damage reports after 5.7 earthquake rocks Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake near Narsingdi has left at least four people dead, with reports emerging from several areas of cracked buildings and chunks of plaster falling away. The t... Read More


Teachers demand 'clear announcement' on MPO inclusion, ministry 'readying' process

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Non-government school teachers, long unpaid, have maintained a 19-day protest outside Dhaka's National Press Club, urging the government to extend MPO coverage to new institutions. ... Read More


Bangladesh earthquake: Infant dies as wall collapses in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A 10-month-old infant has been killed after a wall collapsed in a building in Naranyaganj's Rupganj during Friday's earthquake. Tariqul Islam, chief of Rupganj Police Station, said ... Read More


Bangladesh's first finance secretary Matiul Islam dies at 95

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Matiul Islam, a former finance secretary in the 1970s, has died at the age of 95, his family has said. His daughter, Nadia Munaim, confirmed his death on Thursday. Born on Jan 24, ... Read More


Tofail Ahmed's wife Anwara Begum dies at 75 after prolonged illness

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Anwara Begum Anu, wife of Awami League veteran and former minister Tofail Ahmed, has died in Dhaka after battling kidney complications and multiple illnesses. She was 75. Her broth... Read More


Bangladeshi-origin British lawyers named advisor, envoy at ICT

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The government has appointed two British lawyers of Bangladeshi origin as unpaid advisor and envoy to the ICT. An announcement from the Office of the Chief Prosecutor on Thursday co... Read More


Mothers, children exposed to lead from spices, toys, and cosmetics, says UNICEF

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has reported elevated lead levels in 38 percent of children aged 12 to 59 months across Bangladesh. The agency id... Read More


Litton Das hits ton as Tigers continue to build after fall of Mushfiqur Rahim

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Though one Tiger has returned to the pavilion, another has stepped up to carry on Bangladesh's innings. Litton Das scored his fifth Test century in the Mirpur Test against Ireland o... Read More