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'Rice not enough': Chandpur fishers want cash aid

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Fishers along the Meghna in Chandpur are preparing to return to the river after the 22-day government ban on fishing during the hilsa breeding season. Some have woven nets, others h... Read More


Cambodia deports over 3,000 Bangladeshis in 9 months

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- In the first nine months of 2026, Cambodia's immigration authorities have deported 52,039 foreign nationals from 87 countries, including more than 3,000 Bangladeshis, in a campaign a... Read More


Bangladesh's phone registry still stuck in limbo

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- For 10 months, Bangladesh's mobile-phone registration system has remained in limbo. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), which announced that the National E... Read More


One dies as bus hits parked dump truck in Rangpur

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- One person has been killed after a bus crashed into the rear of a parked dump truck in Rangpur's Mithapukur Upazila. At least 10 to 12 others were injured in the accident in the Bai... Read More


India invites Pakistan to SCO forum after Operation Sindoor

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- India has invited Pakistan's Minister for National Heritage and Culture, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, to a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) forum in New Delhi next month This will ... Read More


172 more Bangladeshis set to return from Libya

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Another 172 Bangladeshis detained in Libya are returning home, with their flight expected to land at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 6am on Thursday. The Bangladesh Emba... Read More


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