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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


Nearly half of Bangladeshi girls wed early: UNICEF

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Almost one in two girls in Bangladesh is married before turning 18, UNICEF has said. The United Nations agency said on Tuesday that this puts girls' education, health and futures at... Read More


Pakistani national found hanged in Khilgaon

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a Pakistani national, identified as 26-year-old Mohammad Shahbaz, from a house in Dhaka's Khilgaon. He was found at a rented flat on the gr... Read More


4 NASA volunteers complete a year in simulated Mars habitat

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Four volunteers have completed 365 days in isolation inside a simulated Mars habitat in Houston, as NASA studies how humans can survive and work during long-duration missions far fro... Read More


Is BNP drawing a line against misconduct?

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The message came swiftly: three days after appearing in a video carrying a firearm during an anti-drug drive, Ishraque Hossain resigned as state minister. Eighteen days earlier, law... Read More