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Govt mulls 'roadshows' to attract investment in closed state-run factories

Dhaka, June 4 -- The government has decided to organise roadshows to attract investment in Bangladesh's closed and loss-making state-owned industrial enterprises. Relevant authorities have also been ... Read More


63 Dhaka South wards at risk of dengue, high risk in 27: administrator

Dhaka, June 4 -- The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) pre-monsoon Aedes mosquito larva survey has revealed that 63 of its wards are at risk of dengue. Based on the density of mosquitoes, 27 of the... Read More


Hillside cave-in kills two workers at construction site in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, June 4 -- Two construction workers have been killed after a hillside gave way at a culvert building site in Cox's Bazar's Darianagar. Another worker has been seriously injured in the incident.... Read More


Delhi hotel fire injures 8 Bangladeshis, 3 in 'critical' condition

Dhaka, June 4 -- At least eight people have been injured in the fire that broke out at a hotel in South Delhi's Malviya Nagar, according to Bangladesh High Commission in India. Three of them are in a... Read More


Verdict in Ramisa rape-murder case Jun 7, prosecution calls for maximum punishment

Dhaka, June 4 -- The verdict in the rape and murder case of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter is set for Jun 7. Dhaka Metropolitan Child Violence Suppression Tribunal Judge Masrur Salekin set the date on Thurs... Read More


Moderate heatwave to continue in 48 districts

Dhaka, June 4 -- A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over a total of 48 districts of the country, including Dhaka, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In its regular bul... Read More


Masud Khan takes helm of BSEC, three commissioners appointed

Dhaka, June 4 -- The government has picked accountant and seasoned corporate professional Masud Khan to head the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) as part of a move to give the capi... Read More


Government appoints Masud Khan as new BSEC chairman

Dhaka, June 4 -- The government has picked Masud Khan as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) as part of a move to "restructure" the capital market regulator. ... Read More


A thriving trade in anonymous SIMs, mobile wallets is fuelling cybercrime across Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 4 -- Blackmarket Biometrics: Inside the Illicit SIM Trade Black-market boom: A thriving trade in pre-registered SIMs on social media and high streets is completely undermining biometric s... Read More


Another woman's decomposed body found in Dhaka's Pallabi

Dhaka, June 4 -- Amid widespread debate over the death of an elderly woman living alone in Dhaka's Pallabi, police have recovered the decomposed body of another woman from a different house in the are... Read More