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5 more die with measles symptoms, 75 new cases confirmed

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Five more people with measles symptoms have died in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours - three in the Dhaka Division and two in the Sylhet Division. Another 75 fresh cases of the ... Read More


Snakes spotted on 19th floor of Bangladesh Secretariat, beaten to death

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Panic has briefly gripped the Bangladesh Secretariat after three snakes were found on the 19th floor of Building No. 6, before employees beat them to death. Md Mahmudul Kabir, ... Read More


868 hospitalised with dengue fever across Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh has recorded 868 fresh dengue hospitalisations in the past 24 hours, with no deaths reported during this period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) pu... Read More


Justice Habibul Gani elevated to Appellate Division, oath Sunday

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- President has appointed High Court Division Justice Mohammad Habibul Gani to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. The law ministry confirmed the appointment on Thursday... Read More


Rumeen criticises government over 'on-and-off' power cuts in parliament

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana has launched a scathing critique of the government in parliament over the energy crisis, power outages, commodity prices, and the law-and-ord... Read More


Foreign firms get nod for bank guarantees on government tenders

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Foreign companies can now obtain bank guarantees from any scheduled bank operating in Bangladesh to bid for international tenders. Bangladesh Bank approved the facility on Thur... Read More


Biman passenger dies after falling ill on Jeddah-Chattogram flight

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- A passenger on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight has died after falling ill on a flight from Jeddah to Chattogram, prompting the aircraft to make an emergency diversion to Musc... Read More


Home Minister Salahuddin pledges to transform police into a 'people-friendly force'

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad has pledged to transform the police into a "people-friendly force". He made the remark while discussing the country's law and order situation at ... Read More


Couple on motorcycle run over, killed by bus in Jhenaidah

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- A motorcycle driver and his wife have been run over and killed by a bus in Jhenaidah. The incident occurred in the town's Bypass Gas Depot area on Wednesday morning, said Md As... Read More


'Grave offence': Chief whip blasts Adani power deal as Bangladesh weighs options

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni has described the power purchase agreement signed with India's Adani Power under the Awami League government as a "grave offence", saying it has forc... Read More