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Heatwave linked to over 5,500 preterm births: study

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A new study has linked the effects of the heatwave in April 2024 to an estimated 5,515 additional preterm births in Bangladesh. Of these, at least 1,479 cases were attributed to exce... Read More


Gazipur workers block highway again

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers have renewed protests in Gazipur's industrial belt over their demand for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, keeping tensions high despite the formation of a new wage... Read More


Filipino woman dies in Banani gas fire

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A Filipino woman has died after suffering severe burns in a kitchen fire at a flat in Dhaka's Banani. The 32-year-old, identified as Keistin Var Bunag, died at the National Institute... Read More


29 public holidays set for 2027

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Bangladesh is set to observe 29 public holidays in the coming year, with seven of those days falling on weekends. Speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting on Monday evening,... Read More


10 BGB platoons deployed in Gazipur

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Ten platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to maintain law and order amid ongoing protests by garment factory workers in Gazipur to push for a number of dema... Read More


Man arrested over torching of police vehicle

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have arrested a man named Rajib Chandra Das over an allegation of posting a status on social media admitting his involvement in setting a police vehicle on fire in Dhaka's Pall... Read More


Murasu grows into severe cyclone. Where will it hit?

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Cyclone Murasu has gathered strength into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining south-west Bay. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)... Read More


DSCC opens e-rickshaw registration Tuesday

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is set to launch its e-rickshaw registration drive on Tuesday, issuing the necessary directives as part of efforts to restore order on the roads. ... Read More


26 sent to jail during labour protests in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A Dhaka court has ordered 26 people arrested over garment workers' protests in Mirpur to be sent to jail in three separate cases. Two metropolitan magistrate courts passed the orders... Read More


HSC retake plans likely on Tuesday

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Students who failed one or two subjects in this year's HSC and equivalent exams may soon get another chance, with education boards set to decide on retakes by Nov 4. Prof Syed Akhtar... Read More