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Roads in 'dilapidated' state, Tk 3tn needed for repairs: road transport minister

Dhaka, April 29 -- Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has highlighted the fragile condition of the country's road infrastructure, saying that approximately Tk 3 trillion is require... Read More


Bangladesh skipping T20 World Cup was a blunder by interim govt, says Shakib Al Hasan

Dhaka, April 29 -- Former skipper Shakib Al Hasan reckons Bangladesh cricket suffered a "great loss" by not playing in the last ICC T20 World Cup following the decision of the interim government. Spe... Read More


Wife 'raped at knifepoint' after husband beaten in Rajshahi

Dhaka, April 29 -- A woman has allegedly been raped at knifepoint after her husband was brutally beaten in Rajshahi's Charghat Upazila. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday near Sard... Read More


Mother lands in jail with three children after cannabis arrest, eldest son sent to correction centre

Dhaka, April 29 -- A Dhaka court has sent a woman to jail along with her three children following her arrest with 30 kg of cannabis. Her eldest son, a teenager, was ordered to a juvenile correction c... Read More


Bangladesh to cut bank interest rates to single digit, speed up business licensing

Dhaka, April 29 -- Bangladesh plans to bring bank lending rates down to a single digit to create a more investment-friendly environment in the country, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has s... Read More


Sherpur family in debt and despair after son dies in Riyadh crash, pleads for return of body

Dhaka, April 29 -- A young man from Sherpur's Jhenaigati Upazila has been killed in a road accident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The dead, 21-year-old Md Rony Mia, was the son of Md Abdur Razzaq from Dig... Read More


Bangladesh bans LCs for supplements without drug authority approval

Dhaka, April 29 -- Banks will no longer be allowed to open letters of credit (LCs) for importing "dietary supplements" without prior approval from the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA)... Read More


Flash floods submerge 5,000 hectares of Boro paddy in Habiganj

Dhaka, April 29 -- Incessant rainfall and an onrushing upstream swell have submerged at least 5,000 hectares of Boro paddy in four Upazilas of Habiganj, leaving thousands of farmers in despair as thei... Read More


EC makes SSC certificate mandatory in voter registration for degree holders

Dhaka, April 29 -- The Election Commission has made it mandatory to upload SSC or equivalent examination certificates to the server for "educational degree holders" applying for voter registration or ... Read More


Nine unidentified suspects charged over 'top criminal' Titon murder

Dhaka, April 29 -- A murder case has been filed following the broad daylight shooting of Khandakar Naeem Ahmed Titon, a listed "criminal" in Dhaka's New Market area. New Market Police chief Mohammad ... Read More