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Resort fire: DU, JnU, EWU students among dead

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Students of Dhaka University, Jagannath University and East West University are among those killed in a fire at TUPTUP Resto and Resort in Cox's Bazar. The three belonged to the sam... Read More


7 die of dengue in a day as toll hits 342

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Bangladesh has recorded seven more dengue deaths in 24 hours, raising the year's toll to 342. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 1,872 new hospital admission... Read More


Pistol was a precaution against drug gangs: Ishraque

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain has defended going into a Dhaka neighbourhood with a pistol on an "anti-drug drive", citing his accountability to the publi... Read More


Ishraque wields pistol in 'anti-drug raid'

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- With a hand-held loudspeaker in one hand and a pistol in the other, State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain jumped out of a vehicle and chased a group of people. ... Read More


Parliamentary panel to probe Karnaphuli tunnel losses

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A parliamentary committee will investigate the feasibility study, implementation and financial losses of the Karnaphuli River tunnel and its losses. The decision came at the committ... Read More


Balcony leap saves doctor couple from resort blaze

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Shihab Uddin Sadi, a doctor, realised the resort was engulfed in flames as he left his room. With no escape in sight, he rushed with his wife Nafiza Nawar Khan, another physician, to... Read More


Shahjalal passengers to track luggage on screens

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Passengers at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport will be able to track their luggage through each stage of handling under a new monitoring system, the Civil Aviation Authority o... Read More


Information Commission gets first woman chief

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The Information Commission Bangladesh has a woman at the helm for the first time, nearly two decades after it began work. The government appointed Prof Nahreen Islam Khan of the Dep... Read More


Biman suspends Riyadh flights indefinitely

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights to Riyadh indefinitely amid security concerns following Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia. However, the national flag carrier said f... Read More


PM urges youth to help rebuild Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged students to help rebuild Bangladesh and make it more liveable, saying the country's future rests with them. Visiting his former school Dhaka ... Read More