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Mother sues teacher over alleged abuse of schoolgirl

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A mother has filed a case against a teacher at the Old Dhaka campus of private Oxford International School, alleging that her daughter was confined to a classroom and subjected to phy... Read More


October picks: thrillers, satire and star power

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- October's film calendar is packed with new releases across genres, from psychological thrillers and horror to romantic dramas, action films and documentaries, BBC reports. The BBC's ... Read More


Anwarul Kabir named new prisons IG

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The government has appointed Brig Gen Anwarul Kabir as the new inspector general of prisons at the Department of Prisons. The public administration ministry issued a notification con... Read More


700 Houthis killed in strikes: Yemen army

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Yemen's army has said it carried out 257 precision strikes against Houthi positions and movements, killing at least 700 rebels. The military said Saturday that the operations targete... Read More


Diet drinks keep pace with water on weight loss: study

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A two-year randomised clinical trial has found that diet soft drinks can be as effective as water for long-term weight loss and maintenance among adults with overweight or obesity, ac... Read More


We lost him when we needed him: Khushi Kabir mourns Khalidi

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Khushi Kabir, the renowned activist and convenor of Nijera Kori, has expressed her deepest condolences over the sudden demise of Toufique Imrose Khalidi, the editor-in-chief of bdnews... Read More


Bangladesh's telecom growth hits a ceiling: Axiata CEO

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Bangladesh's telecom sector is still growing, but its revenue growth is hitting a ceiling, Axiata Group CEO Nick Rizal Kamil has said. He wants taxes, spectrum prices and regulatory ... Read More


2 mild quakes in six hours

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Mild earthquakes have shaken different parts of Bangladesh in the early hours of Sunday morning. Many places trembled twice within six hours, the Seismic Observatory and Research Cen... Read More


Animal life could date back 800mn years: study

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The first animals may have appeared hundreds of millions of years earlier than their oldest known fossils, according to a new modelling study. The research team has suggested that an... Read More


IMF deal cancelled: Khosru

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Bangladesh has cancelled its International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, rejecting the lender's conditions. Khosru made t... Read More