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PM's Biman flight delayed by technical glitch

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his entourage's flight from Japan to Bangladesh has been delayed due to a technical glitch. A senior official from Biman's flight operations depart... Read More


Thakurgaon by-election voting ends

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Voting has ended on schedule in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, held after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir became president and vacated the seat. Counting began after 4pm on Thursday, sai... Read More


BERC hearing: LPG traders seek higher commission

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders have come to a public hearing with a long list of demands for higher commissions, citing the Russia-Ukraine and Iran wars and rising shipping an... Read More


Brain implants translate brain signals into speech

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Brain implants that translate attempted speech into words are helping people with severe paralysis communicate more quickly, according to Science News and Nature. Science News profi... Read More


No comment on Tahsif's death until probe ends: home minister

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has declined to comment for now after the recovery of the body of retired Air Force flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri, who had drawn attention as the pers... Read More


Tahsif was called away from home by a 'friend'

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Former Air Force flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri left home after being called away by a "friend" before he went missing, his father Enayetul Karim said. He said a person named Dwip h... Read More


Tahsif's death: What the initial report says

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- An initial death report says there were no injury marks on the body of retired Bangladesh Air Force flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri, who came to be known as the one who allegedly "fil... Read More


Gold prices rise again

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Gold prices have risen again in Bangladesh, with the best-quality 22-carat gold up by Tk 1,633 a Bhori to Tk 224,707. The increase comes a day after a Tk 2,216 rise that followed fo... Read More


AR Rahman's 'Mangal Rang' tops YouTube Music charts amid debate

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has responded to the debate surrounding "Mangal Rang", a song from Nitesh Tiwari's upcoming mythological epic "Ramayana", after the track climbed to ... Read More


Death behind bars: Who protects prisoners?

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- At Dhaka's central prison, a man with a history of heart disease and diabetes felt severe chest pain. By the time guards brought him to hospital, three hours after his family was tol... Read More