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Three die after drinking rectified spirit as illegal liquor trade grips Rangpur

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Three people have reportedly died after consuming bootleg liquor in Rangpur Sadar and Badarganj Upazila. Of them, two died at Nayapara of Kishmat Basantapur village in Badarganj, wh... Read More


Wild elephant kills 20 in India's Jharkhand as rescue teams struggle to track it

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- At least 20 people have been killed by a wild elephant over nine days in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, as forest officials continue efforts to trace and capture the animal. ... Read More


3 dead as train rams pickup van in Faridpur

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Three passengers on a pickup van have been killed after a train ploughed into their vehicle at a rail crossing in Faridpur's Boalmari Upazila. The incident occurred at the Sutashi R... Read More


EC restores candidacy of Rashtro Sangskar Andolon's Hasnat Quaiyum

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The Election Commission has reinstated the candidacy of Hasnat Quaiyum, president of the Bangladesh Rashtro Songskar Andolon, allowing him to contest the Kishoreganj-5 seat as an ind... Read More


2 unidentified bodies found floating in Dinajpur's Atrai River

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Police have recovered the floating bodies of two unidentified people from the Atrai River in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar Upazila. The bodies were retrieved around 10:30am on Monday besi... Read More


Inqilab Moncho activists throw eggs at ex-minister Palak's prison van

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Activists from the Inqilab Moncho have thrown eggs at the prison van carrying former ICT state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak during. The incident occurred in front of the Dhaka Chief ... Read More


Former Cox's Bazar mayor Nurul Absar gets 5 years in jail over 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- A Chattogram court has sentenced former Cox's Bazar municipality mayor Nurul Absar to five years' rigorous imprisonment over "misappropriation of public funds". Judge Md Mizanur Rah... Read More


Bangladesh allows LPG imports on credit to ease supply crisis

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Bangladesh Bank has announced measures to ease the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in an effort to address a prolonged supply shortage that has disrupted household and busine... Read More


Berger Paints' 'Hariye Jai' exhibition explores imagination through immersive interior design

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Berger Paints Bangladesh has launched an immersive art and design exhibition in Dhaka that explores the relationship between interior design, imagination and mental wellbeing. The e... Read More


10 jailed for life over policeman's murder during mugging in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Ten men have been sentenced to life imprisonment over the killing of a police officer by a gang of muggers in Chattogram's Ambagan more than a decade ago. The verdict was delivered ... Read More