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Ex-army officers Debashish, Gulshan Ara sent to jail

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- A Dhaka court has turned down bail for retired army officers lieutenant colonel Debashish Kumar Barua and lieutenant Gulshan Ara, sending them to jail on sedition charges. Dhaka Met... Read More


Tesla's flying Roadster can't drive on public roads

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Tesla has unveiled a flying version of its Roadster that can take off, perform aerial manoeuvres and land before driving on the ground -- but the flashy vehicle may never be allowed ... Read More


Jubo Dal leader hacked to death in Cumilla

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- A Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal leader has been hacked to death in Cumilla's Adarsha Sadar Upazila, while an autorickshaw driver has also been injured in the attack. The attack took place ar... Read More


Info of 1.8mn Bangladeshis 'available' on dark web

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Cyberstation, the cybersecurity division of Brain Station 23 PLC, says the credentials of nearly all 767 domains across 15 sectors of the country have been found on the dark web. It... Read More


Front number plates now mandatory for motorcycles

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Motorcycle owners in Bangladesh must install number plates at the front of their vehicles by Nov 15 under new rules introduced by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). The... Read More


Former DU teacher returns home after disappearance

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Former Dhaka University Sanskrit professor Dulal Kanti Bhowmik has returned home after going missing from the capital, with his family alleging that he was abducted. He reached home... Read More


All 4 victims of Narayanganj gas blast die

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- All four people who suffered burns in an explosion triggered by a gas leakin Narayanganj's Kanchpur have now died. The last to die was a 19-year-old identified only as Ronny, who su... Read More


4 more die of dengue

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Bangladesh has recorded four more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count. Another 1,181 hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease were logged during that period, acco... Read More


Five more die with measles symptoms

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Five more people have died with measles symptoms over the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, while another 1,164 people have been admitted to hospitals around the country. The Directorate... Read More


12kg gunpowder, 92 crude bombs recovered in Chapainawabganj

Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- Special Response Battalion (SRB) has recovered nearly 12kg of gunpowder and 92 crude bombs during a raid on a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila. The explosives were rec... Read More