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4 rivers overflow danger level, cautionary signal issued for river, maritime ports

Dhaka, April 30 -- The water levels of four rivers are flowing above danger levels at five points across Bangladesh, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) under the Bangladesh W... Read More


Vortex of violence: Raozan's fragile calm shattered by 23 murders in 21 months

Dhaka, April 30 -- Raozan, once notorious as a hub of violence in Chattogram, is again witnessing a string of killings. After remaining relatively calm for nearly one-and-a-half decades, the Upazila ... Read More


People will enjoy their rights irrespective of religion, race, PM Tarique says

Dhaka, April 30 -- Everyone, regardless of religion or race, will equally enjoy their rights in all spheres of life under the current government, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says. "The current gove... Read More


Funeral prayers for Limon in US on Thursday, body will land in Dhaka on May 4

Dhaka, April 30 -- A funeral prayer service for Zamil Ahamed Limon, a Bangladeshi national studying in the US who is believed to have been murdered, will be held in Florida on Thursday. Golam Mortoza... Read More


UNICEF forecasts potential decrease of measles infections in Bangladesh by May

Dhaka, April 30 -- The United Nations children's agency UNICEF sees the possibility of the measles outbreak weakening in Bangladesh by May, raising hope for a sigh of relief at a time when the country... Read More


Bills passed to lift age limit for two financial regulators, opposition fears influence on appointments

Dhaka, April 30 -- Two amendment bills have been passed in parliament to lift the age limits for the posts of chairman and member at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the In... Read More


High Court grants bail to ex-DU hall VP Emi

Dhaka, April 30 -- The High Court has granted bail to Sk Tasnim Afroz Emi, former vice-president of Dhaka University's Shamsun Nahar Hall Students' Union, in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act ... Read More


Demra ink factory fire put out after 2.5 hours

Dhaka, April 30 -- Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that originated at an ink factory in the Dhaka's Demra. There have been no initial reports of casualties. The fire was brought under control ... Read More


MP Rumeen Farhana seeks parliamentary review of US trade agreement

Dhaka, April 29 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana has questioned the validity of a trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States, demanding that the document be placed before pa... Read More


Worker dies after being hit by speeding car in Gazipur, three injured in rickshaw collision

Dhaka, April 29 -- A garment worker has been killed after being hit by a car while standing beside a highway in Gazipur. The out-of-control vehicle also smashed into a battery-run rickshaw, leaving t... Read More