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Rising river levels prompt warning as farmers told to cut Boro paddy early

Dhaka, April 21 -- The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has advised farmers in the haor region to harvest Boro paddy once it is about 80 percent ripe amid fears of floods and waterlogging. T... Read More


Former state minister Palak allegedly ordered internet shutdown during July protests

Dhaka, April 21 -- A senior telecom official has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that former state minister for information Zunaid Ahmed Palak personally called him during the July Uprisi... Read More


Court reverses custody order hours after sending mother, newborn to jail in Dhaka

Dhaka, April 21 -- A Dhaka court has granted bail to Jubo Mohila League activist Shilpi Begum just hours after she was sent to jail with her 46-day-old daughter in an attempted murder case linked to t... Read More


Court grants bail to content creator Nasim after 'misinformation targeting' Chief Whip Moni

Dhaka, April 21 -- A Dhaka court has granted bail to content creator AM Hasan Nasim in a case filed on charges of spreading misleading information about Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni. Additional Chief ... Read More


Wife says Mirza Abbas is steadily recovering, receiving physiotherapy in Malaysia

Dhaka, April 21 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas is gradually recovering while undergoing treatment in Malaysia, where he is receiving daily physiotherapy, his family says. His wife Afroza Abbas told... Read More


Record Tk 980bn revenue shortfall for NBR in nine months

Dhaka, April 21 -- The government is grappling with a massive revenue deficit of nearly Tk 980 billion against its target for the first nine months of the current fiscal year, despite a marginal incre... Read More


Four Bangladeshis named in QECT 100 Young Leaders Awards 2026 marking Queen's centenary

Dhaka, April 21 -- Four young leaders from Bangladesh have been named among the recipients of the QECT 100 Young Leaders Awards 2026, an initiative to honour outstanding changemakers across the Common... Read More


Measles outbreak: 3 deaths, 188 new cases reported in a day

Dhaka, April 21 -- Three people have died of measles and measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the recent... Read More


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