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3 mothers will help monitor school food quality, says State Minister Bobby Hajjaj

Dhaka, May 20 -- The government has taken an initiative to provide nutritious meals for students in government primary schools. To ensure the quality of these meals, at least three mothers will be inc... Read More


Patient moved during fire at Khulna Medical dies

Dhaka, May 20 -- A patient has died during the evacuation at Khulna Medical College Hospital in response to a fire. Five people, including several nurses, have been injured in their attempt to leap o... Read More


Court hands Bidisha Ershad two-year jail term, issues arrest warrant over flat sale fraud

Dhaka, May 20 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Bidisha Ershad, the former wife of late president Hussain Muhammad Ershad, to two years of rigorous imprisonment in a fraud case involving the sale of a re... Read More


Bangladesh Bank's forex purchases surge past $6bn before fiscal year-end

Dhaka, May 20 -- Bangladesh Bank's aggressive dollar-buying spree shows no signs of slowing, pushing total purchases past $6 billion in the ongoing fiscal year even before the final month has begun. ... Read More


15 judges, judicial officers recalled to law ministry after Supreme Court secretariat scrapped

Dhaka, May 20 -- The government has recalled 15 judicial service officers and judges, who were previously assigned to the now-abolished Supreme Court secretariat, back to the Law and Justice Division.... Read More


Bangladesh Bank's lending shift fuels fears over inflation, bad loans, banking risks

Dhaka, May 20 -- Corporate Credit: The Great Gamble Relaxed loan caps: Bangladesh Bank has raised the single-borrower credit limit to 25 percent of a bank's capital, allowing major corporate borrower... Read More


Chaos breaks out at Barishal Medical over newborn's death

Dhaka, May 20 -- A major altercation has broken out between relatives of a newborn baby and students of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College in Barishal over the death of the infant. The students alleged th... Read More


EC warns BNP, NCP over missing election expense report deadline

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Election Commission (EC) has sent letters to 23 political parties, including the ruling BNP and the National Citizen Party, demanding an account of their expenditures in the gener... Read More


Suspect arrested 10 hours after Pallabi child is murdered

Dhaka, May 19 -- Police have arrested a man accused of killing a second-grade student in Dhaka's Pallabi after he allegedly fled from the scene following the incident. The victim, Ramisa Akter, was d... Read More


2-year-old drowns in water body beside home in Jamalpur

Dhaka, May 19 -- A 2-year-old boy has lost his life after drowning in a water body (Beel) just steps from his home in Jamalpur's Bokshiganj Upazila. The tragedy unfolded at Singgidoba Beel in Sadhurp... Read More