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Tender dispute behind stabbing of cancer hospital deputy director, 5 held: RAB

Dhaka, April 21 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five individuals for the stabbing of Ahmed Hossain, the deputy director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICR... Read More


'Normal' gas supply expected as Moheshkhali LNG terminal resumes operations

Dhaka, April 21 -- The national grid has started receiving gas from the floating LNG terminal off Moheshkhali Upazila in Cox's Bazar after a six-hour pause due to technical glitches. In a media state... Read More


BSF returns body of Bangladeshi man who died in Indian prison

Dhaka, April 21 -- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over the body of a Bangladeshi man who died while in custody at a prison in India. The body was repatriated through the Nakugaon b... Read More


'My child will die,' activist mother says as infant accompanies her to jail

Dhaka, April 21 -- In a courtroom heavy with sobs and disbelief, a 46-day-old infant has been taken into custody alongside her mother after a Dhaka court rejected bail in an attempted murder case link... Read More


IMF projects Bangladesh's per capita income slightly ahead of India's in 2026

Dhaka, April 21 -- The International Monetary Fund's latest projections indicate that Bangladesh's per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to marginally exceed India's in 2026. The estima... Read More


Eastern University celebrates Bangla New Year with cultural festivities

Dhaka, April 21 -- Eastern University has marked the Bangla New Year with a daylong celebration organised by its Cultural Club. The event brought together teachers, students, officials, staff, and al... Read More


10 injured as violence erupts at Chattogram City College over graffiti dispute

Dhaka, April 21 -- A clash between the student wings of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami has broken out at Chattogram Government City College campus over graffiti and subsequent social media posts, leaving... Read More


Parliament launches inquiry into procurement 'overpricing', report due in seven days

Dhaka, April 21 -- A five-strong committee has been formed to investigate allegations of irregularities and inflated pricing in procurement at the Parliament Secretariat. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad di... Read More


Prime Minister Tarique tells publishers he does not want to make enemies in media

Dhaka, April 21 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought to reassure newspaper owners that his government does not intend to create hostility with journalists or news organisations. The remarks ca... Read More


'I felt completely broken': Self-deported Bangladeshi student recounts 'horrors' of ICE detention in US

Dhaka, April 21 -- Spending months in detention amid "brutal conditions", a 24-year-old Bangladeshi student has self-deported from the US after a "prolonged and emotionally taxing" immigration process... Read More