Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Metro rail cost on agenda for PM's Japan trip

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The cost of Dhaka's MRT Line-1 metro rail project has more than doubled, and bringing it down is now on the agenda of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to Japan. Foreign Secreta... Read More


Long Puja holiday: Terminals crowded as residents depart Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The typically congested Dhaka roads are clearing out as many city residents are headed to their ancestral homes to spend the long Durga Puja holidays with their families. In place of... Read More


Measles: 3 more die

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Three more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll among suspected cases to 1,100. Another 104 people have died from confirm... Read More


Google Cloud network failure hits banks, businesses in Europe

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A network failure affecting multiple Google Cloud services has disrupted websites and applications across Europe, with bank customers among those reporting issues, the BBC reported. ... Read More


PM gives Tk 120m incentives to nearly 39,000 sugarcane farmers

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has distributed Tk 120 million in incentives among 38,970 sugarcane farmers in the Rajshahi region. The prime minister transferred the money to the far... Read More


AI tool predicts cancer survival from a selfie: study

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict a cancer patient's chances of survival from a single photograph of their face, The Guardian reports. Experts ... Read More


PM visits Durga Puja venue at Rajshahi Dharmasabha Temple

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited the Durga Puja venue at the Dharmasabha Temple in Rajshahi. The prime minister arrived at the temple in the Ghoramara Ganakpara area around... Read More


30 Bangladeshis return from Cambodian detention centre

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Thirty Bangladeshis released from the Immigration Detention Centre in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, have finally returned home. They arrived at Shahjalal International Airpor... Read More


Ishraque's resignation accepted

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accepted Ishraque Hossain's resignation as state minister for Liberation War Affairs. The Cabinet Division confirmed the development on Tue... Read More


Govt wants unity, they want to sow confusion: PM

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- While the government is trying to move forward alongside all the people of the country, a group is trying to "sow confusion", Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said. Anyone trying t... Read More