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A child's body was found in a pond. Her uncle has been arrested for 'killing her after a failed rape attempt'

Dhaka, May 12 -- Police have arrested a man after the body of a four-and-a-half-year-old child was recovered from a pond in Sylhet. The man was a cousin of the girl's father and a neighbour to the fam... Read More


Tribunal hands death penalty to 3, life in prison to 6 over Rajbari village doctor's murder

Dhaka, May 12 -- A tribunal has sentenced three people to death and six others, including a former union chairman, to life imprisonment for the killing of village doctor Rezaul Karim, aka Abu Doctor, ... Read More


Universities should focus on research, innovation: PM Tarique

Dhaka, May 12 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on universities to focus not only on pedagogical education, but also research and innovation. Speaking Tuesday morning at the inaugural cerem... Read More


Economy going through 'painful' investment period, says finance minister

Dhaka, May 12 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has described Bangladesh's current state of investment amid the internal and global economic headwinds of the past few years as "painful"... Read More


GM Quader congratulates Suvendu Adhikari on becoming West Bengal CM

Dhaka, May 12 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has congratulated Suvendu Adhikari on assuming office as the ninth chief minister of India's West Bengal state. The greeting was formally dispatched t... Read More


Father, 3 sons burnt in Narayanganj 'gas blast'

Dhaka, May 11 -- A father and his three sons have suffered serious burn injuries after an alleged gas leak sparked a fire in Narayanganj's Fatullah. The incident occurred at a single-storey house in ... Read More


Inflation, weak revenue, global shocks leave little room for Bangladesh's budgetary ambition

Dhaka, May 11 -- Fiscal Crossroads: Budget of Constraints? Survival over expansion: Policymakers must ditch grand projects to keep the economy afloat, economists say, the priority should shift to shi... Read More


Jamaat activist hospitalised after shooting in Noakhali

Dhaka, May 11 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami activist has been admitted to hospital after unidentified assailants arriving in an autorickshaw opened fire on him in Noakhali's Begumganj. The shooting took place... Read More


No policy should allow pharma cos to hike drug prices on a whim, says Bangladesh minister

Dhaka, May 11 -- Nobody wants a policy that allows the increase of medicine prices at the whim of pharmaceutical companies, says State Minister for Health and Family Welfare MA Muhith, stressing a "ba... Read More


Police arrest 3 over Suvendu Adhikari aide murder

Dhaka, May 11 -- At least three people have been arrested in the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of West Bengal's new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. In a joint operation by the W... Read More