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Fire Service rescues child stuck inside room in Netrokona

Dhaka, March 11 -- The Fire Service and Civil Defence has rescued a 2-year-old who was stuck inside a room alone in a two-storey building in Netrokona city. The incident took place on Tuesday afterno... Read More


Journalist Anis Alamgir gets bail, cleared for release from jail

Dhaka, March 11 -- Journalist Anis Alamgir has received bail in a case against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission, clearing the way for his release from jail. He had previously received bail in a ... Read More


Bangladesh's DGFI chief makes low-profile India trip, signalling thaw in ties, reports The Print

Dhaka, March 11 -- In a significant move toward normalising relations, Bangladesh's military intelligence chief Maj Gen Mohammad Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury has recently concluded a "hush-hush" visit to N... Read More


Water cost rises in Khulna amid complaints of poor service

Dhaka, March 11 -- Despite various complaints about customer service, Khulna WASA is regularly increasing water prices, having raised them eight times in the last 10 years. The company had increased ... Read More


BPC limits fuel supply for ride-sharing motorcycles at 5 litres per day

Dhaka, March 10 -- Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has ordered a five-litre daily limit of octane or petrol per day for motorcycles used in ride-sharing services to maintain regular fuel supply... Read More


Unrestricted octane, petrol supply needed to restore public trust, stop panic buying: pump owners

Dhaka, March 10 -- The petrol pump owners have urged the government to lift the rationing on petrol and octane, arguing that unrestricted supply is necessary to restore public confidence and end the c... Read More


Arrest of DU students under Anti-Terrorism Act sparks outcry from activists

Dhaka, March 10 -- A group of 156 prominent citizens, including academics, writers, and rights activists, have called for the immediate and unconditional release of former Slogan 71 leader Sk Tasnim A... Read More


PM Tarique Rahman begins rollout of Family Card programme

Dhaka, March 10 -- A pilot project to distribute the "New Social Security Program Family Card" has begun at the T&T playground adjacent to the Karail slum in Mohakhali under an initiative of the Minis... Read More


ACC to sue ex-land minister Saifuzzaman over Tk 1.41bn loan fraud

Dhaka, March 10 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file three new cases against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman over the "embezzlement" of Tk... Read More


Mother files complaint after DU student beaten over alleged Chhatra League ties

Dhaka, March 10 -- The mother of the Dhaka University student allegedly beaten and turned over to the police by members of the NCP's student affiliate Jatiya Chhatra Shakti over suspicions that he was... Read More