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Earthquake injures 400 in Gazipur as buildings crack, control rooms opened

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- At least 400 people have been injured in Gazipur after rushing out of buildings during an earthquake, most of them reported to be workers. The tremor occurred at 10:38am on Friday, ... Read More


Lottery opens for 1.2mn seats in over 4,000 schools in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A total of 4,045 government and private schools in the country will admit new students through a central lottery in the new academic year. This time, 686 government secondary school... Read More


'Bloodthirsty Rony' arrested with weapon in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) says it has arrested "notorious criminal" Monir Hossain aka "Roktochosha Jony" ("Bloodthirsty Jony") from Dhaka's Mohammadpur with makeshift weapons.... Read More


Cotton warehouse gutted in Narayanganj after earthquake sparks electrical short circuit

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A cotton warehouse in Narayanganj has been destroyed by fire caused by an electrical short circuit following the deadly earthquake, according to the Fire Service. The incident occur... Read More


Earthquake epicentre Narshingdi sees five deaths, scores of injuries

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The worst earthquake in decades in Bangladesh has killed five people and injured more than 100 in its epicentre - Narshingdi. The fatalities included a father and his son, who were ... Read More


Security guard struck by falling railing during quake dies in Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A security guard has died in Dhaka's Mugda after a railing from the roof of an under-construction building collapsed during the earthquake. The guard, identified with a single name ... Read More


Government given Nov 29 to fulfil 'assurances' or teachers plan renewed strike

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Government primary school assistant teachers have set a Nov 29 deadline for authorities to implement "assurances" on salary increase and higher-grade promotion. On Friday, the teach... Read More


Father misses daughter's funeral, rushes between hospitals with injured wife

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The 5.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled Bangladesh on Friday has upended the lives of Abdul Haque and Kulsum Begum, a couple from Narayanganj, who lost their 10-month-old daughter ... Read More


Quake 'tilts' ex-mayor Manjur's seven-storey building in Chattogram

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- A seven-storey building in Chattogram has "tilted" towards a neighbouring structure following a 5.7-magnitude earthquake. The building, located on Miyabari Road in Mansurabad under ... Read More


Chief of Army Staff Waker receives 'Senabahini Padak'

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has received the "Senabahini Padak". The medal was handed over by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus during the Armed Forces Day reception at Dhaka Canto... Read More