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Flood damage in Sunamganj's Haor belt pushes government rice collection far below target

Dhaka, June 1 -- Floundering Fields and Empty Granaries Procurement plummets: State rice collection collapses to just 20 percent after early monsoon floods drown the region's vital Boro crops Granar... Read More


Heatwave to continue in five divisions, including Dhaka

Dhaka, June 1 -- The scorching heat of the summer is making public life difficult. No respite from the heat is expected any time soon as the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast the... Read More


Father claims repeated calls for help went unanswered as newborn twins died at Ad-din

Dhaka, June 1 -- A father whose newborn twins died in Dhaka's Ad-din Medical College Hospital has alleged that neither doctors nor nurses responded despite repeated calls for help on the night of the ... Read More


One more child dies with measles symptoms in Mymensingh, 102 remain hospitalised

Dhaka, June 1 -- A child with measles symptoms has died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital over the past 24 hours, taking the number of such deaths at the facility to 44. In a statement issued on... Read More


Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah

Bangladesh, May 31 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, he said on Sunday, de... Read More


Mobile court fines Ad-din Hospital Tk 300,000 over unsanitary conditions

Bangladesh, May 31 -- Ad-din Medical College Hospital has been fined Tk 300,000 after a mobile court uncovered hygiene lapses and irregularities in food management during a surprise inspection. A tea... Read More


Tarique warns of 'difficult times ahead', seeks party support for government success

Bangladesh, May 31 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh is heading into "extremely difficult times" and called on party leaders to extend full cooperation to ensure the successful runn... Read More


Hanif Enterprise Chairman Kafil Uddin dies

Dhaka, May 31 -- Mohammad Kafil Uddin, chairman of bus operator Hanif Enterprise and a former local government representative in Savar, has died while undergoing treatment in India. He died on Sunday... Read More


India finish top as Bangladesh line up Nepal showdown in SAFF Women's Championship

Dhaka, May 31 -- Bangladesh's unbeaten march in the SAFF Women's Championship came to a halt as India returned to winning ways with a dominant victory, capitalising on defensive lapses to secure top s... Read More


Bangladesh raises petrol, octane, kerosene prices again

Dhaka, May 31 -- The government has raised the retail prices of octane, petrol and kerosene by Tk 5 per litre for June, while leaving diesel prices unchanged. The Energy and Mineral Resources Divisio... Read More