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Bangladesh, Japan sign 4 cooperation agreements

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Bangladesh and Japan have signed four cooperation agreements during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to Tokyo. The deals include a grant agreement for patrol vessels to bolster... Read More


Fewer October cyclones, but 'fiercer' ones

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The long-term trend in cyclone formation in the Bay of Bengal shows no clear rise in the number of storms in October. But any low-pressure system that forms in the month is more lik... Read More


Parking dispute halts ambulance services at DMCH

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A strike by private ambulance owners demanding parking space at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) has left grieving families and critically ill patients in severe distress. From... Read More


Gas fire spreads in Ukhiya as blaze burns over 24 hours

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A fire fuelled by underground gas in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya has continued to burn more than 24 hours after erupting during a deep tube-well installation, with fresh signs of gas escapi... Read More


PM meets JBIC governor in Tokyo

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Governor Amakawa Kazuhiko in Tokyo. The JBIC governor met the Bangladesh prime minister at the ... Read More


Dhaka Medical ambulance strike suspended for a week

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Private ambulance operators at Dhaka Medical College Hospital have suspended their strike for seven days after talks with the hospital director, easing a disruption that left patient... Read More


Ambulance strike strands patients at Dhaka Medical

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Patients and families at Dhaka Medical College Hospital are facing severe difficulties as private ambulance operators continued their strike for a second day, demanding designated pa... Read More


Doctor suspended after 'assault' on IEDCR chief

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The pro-BNP physicians' group Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB) has suspended the primary membership of Dr Zahid Hasan after he allegedly barged into the office of the Institu... Read More


Shadman's 99* puts Bangladesh on top

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Shadman Islam came within a whisker of a century, holding Bangladesh's innings together through a testing day against West Indies before fading light denied him another chance to rea... Read More


IEDCR director alleges assault by DAB members

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Prof Kazi Ahmed Zaki has accused members of the BNP-backed Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB)... Read More