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Another tourist's body recovered at Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Another tourist's body has washed ashore at Cox's Bazar, raising the death toll from the Himchari beach drowning incident to five. The body of SM Nafisur Rahman Nibir was recovered ... Read More


Biman halts Dammam, Riyadh flights again after attacks

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Dammam scheduled for Oct 23, 24, and 25, following an attack on King Fahd International Airport. In a statement iss... Read More


Mirpur footpaths still walkable weeks after evictions

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Most of the footpaths around the Mirpur-10 roundabout have stayed clear of hawkers weeks after an eviction drive. Since the drive on Sept 30, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)... Read More


BB takes website offline over cyber fears

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh Bank has taken its website offline as a precaution against potential global cyberattacks. The move comes amid a five-day public holiday, central bank spokesperson and Exe... Read More


Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes Tibet

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's Tibet at around 10:33pm local time (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. The epicentre was in a high-... Read More


Bangladeshi shot dead in South Africa

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate from Shariatpur has reportedly been shot dead in South Africa. His relatives claim that he was killed after refusing to pay extortion money demanded by a lo... Read More


2 Bangladeshis injured in Dammam airport attack

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Two Bangladeshi expatriates have been injured in an attack targeting King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia's Dammam. Two Indian nationals were reportedly killed in the Wed... Read More


Minister Moyeen Khan hospitalised with chest pain

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Local Government Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan has been admitted to hospital with chest pain and is being treated in the coronary care unit (CCU). Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the B... Read More


Attack on Saudi airport kills 2, injures 8

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- An attack on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd International Airport in Dammam has killed two people and wounded eight, with airport operations returning to normal, the kingdom's civil aviati... Read More


Dengue: 4 more die, 1,512 hospitalised

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh has recorded four more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count while 1,512 others have been admitted to hospitals around the country. The latest deaths bring this year's toll fr... Read More