Old Dhaka teeters on the brink as earthquakes expose vulnerability of centuries-old structures

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Centuries-old architecture and narrow alleyways preserve Old Dhaka's heritage, yet these same traits amplify the risks posed by disasters like earthquakes. The day after the country... Read More

Two arms case suspects killed in daylight attack outside Khulna court

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Two men have been shot and hacked to death outside a courthouse in Khulna. The attack took place shortly after 12:15pm on Sunday in front of the Khulna District Judge's Court, accor... Read More

Hallmark Group MD Tanvir, jailed for loan fraud, dies while serving sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Hallmark Group's managing director Md Tanvir Mahmud has died while serving his prison sentence for a long-standing loan fraud case. Prison authorities reported that he passed away a... Read More

3 injured as motorcyclists attack Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge toll plaza officers

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- At least three people have been injured after a group of young men have attacked toll plaza officers of the "Seventh Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge" over the Arial Kha River in M... Read More

Pakistan PM Shehbaz wishes Khaleda Zia a speedy recovery

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has wished a swift recovery for former Bangladesh prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. He sent a letter on Friday conveying his p... Read More

Plot graft: Investigator's testimony in case against Rehana's daughter set for Jan 5

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- A Dhaka court has set Jan 5 for the testimony of the investigation officer in a corruption case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's niece Azmina Siddiq... Read More

Medical technologists, pharmacists stage work stoppage to push for pay upgrade

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Medical technologists and pharmacists across Bangladesh have observed a two-hour work stoppage to press for their wages to be raised to the 10th grade of the national pay scale, warn... Read More

Burnt body of woman found by roadside in Ctg's Sitakunda

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Police have recovered the burnt body of an unidentified woman from the side of a road in Chattogram's Sitakunda. The incident took place on Saturday night in the Abdullahghata area,... Read More

Khaleda Zia's condition 'same as before', says BNP's Zahid

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health has remained in the same condition over the past three days, according to her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. He shared the update duri... Read More

Two workers burnt in Gazipur factory explosion

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Two workers have been burnt in a fire sparked by a machine explosion at a factory in Gazipur's Kaliakair. The incident occurred on Friday evening at Madina Polymer Industries Ltd's ... Read More

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