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Rickshaw-puller dies from 'heatstroke' in Dhaka as temperatures likely to rise again

Dhaka, April 23 -- A rickshaw-puller has died from suspected heatstroke in Dhaka with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecasting a rise in temperatures after a slight reduction. The man, Ab... Read More


Bangladesh and Qatar sign 5 agreements, 5 MoUs during emir's visit

Dhaka, April 23 -- Bangladesh and Qatar have signed five agreements and five Memoranda of Understanding to expand cooperation on a range of issues including investment, labour, and port management. T... Read More


Qatar keen on maritime trade cooperation with Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 22 -- Qatar has shown interest in getting involved in the port management of the region by building a trading corridor with Bangladesh's seaport. A visiting team of the oil-rich Middle-E... Read More


Gas supply to Brahmanbaria halted after technical glitch at distribution plant

Dhaka, April 22 -- A technical glitch at a gas distribution plant in Brahmanbaria has halted the supply of gas to the area via pipelines. The gas supply from the Titas Gas Transmission and Distributi... Read More


Dua-Mahfil for ex-DCCI president Rashed Maksud Khan on Saturday

Dhaka, April 22 -- A Dua-Mahfil will be organised for Rashed Maksud Khan, a former president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Saturday. The special prayer session will be held at Falcon ... Read More


ACC to examine ex-IGP Benazir's wealth after corruption reports

Dhaka, April 22 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has started examining the wealth of Benazir Ahmed after allegations of possessing assets beyond means against the former inspector general surfaced in... Read More


Bus runs over, kills four of a family in Cumilla highway

Dhaka, April 22 -- A bus has run over and killed a young woman, her mother and two minor daughters in Cumilla's Daudkandi Upazila. The accident occurred in the Raipur Malikhil area on the Dhaka-Chatt... Read More


As heatwave sweeps Bangladesh, how hot is too hot?

Dhaka, April 22 -- The heatwave currently sweeping across Bangladesh has already claimed two lives. Doctors say that both victims - one in Pabna city and the other in Gazipur's Konabari - suffered fro... Read More


Ex-Daily Star journalist Ashfaqul's wife gets bail in case over domestic worker's death

Dhaka, April 22 -- The High Court has granted interim bail to Tania Khondoker, wife of The Daily Star's former executive editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque, in a case over the death of teenage domestic worker... Read More


KNF separatist killed, arms recovered in army operation in Bandarban: ISPR

Dhaka, April 22 -- A member of the tribal separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front has been killed in an army operation in Bandarban's Ruma Upazila, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate or... Read More