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Cold exposure helps fight age-related diseases: study

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Muscle tissues and an organic compound called BH2 play a vital role in cold-temperature longevity benefits, according to a University of Cologne study published in Nature. Research ... Read More


Charges against Hasina over 'nine gunshots' faked: police

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A young man named Nur Hossain filed a case against 76 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, alleging that he was shot nine times and injured during the July Uprising... Read More


Police find 'no truth' in Hasina shooting allegation

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A case accusing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 75 others of involvement in a shooting during the July Uprising has unravelled after police found that the complainant was nev... Read More


Shanto blames Bangladesh's failures for Test defeat

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto believes his side lost the Mirpur Test more through its failures than West Indies' strengths, blaming poor batting and wayward spin. West In... Read More


8-month ban on catching 'Jatka' begins at midnight

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A nationwide eight-month ban on catching juvenile hilsa, locally known as "Jatka", is set to take effect at midnight to boost production and protect the fish's future stocks. Accord... Read More


Boro Sazzad aide arrested over 'Tk 10mn extortion threat'

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- "I spoke politely and did not behave badly. Contact my brother on the Qatar number. If we have to send the boys, the amount will be Tk 10 million instead of Tk 5 million." Police sa... Read More


Gunfire between UPDF and JSS in Sajek: police

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Intermittent gunfire erupted for about an hour between the UPDF (Prasit) and the JSS (Santu Larma) in Sajek Union of Rangamati's Baghaichhari Upazila, police have said. The firing w... Read More


DJ party raid costs additional DIG his job

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Additional Deputy Inspector General Abdullah Al Jahir has now been suspended over a police raid on a house he rented out in Dhaka's Khilkhet, where officers recovered drugs and detai... Read More


Bay depression triggers port warnings

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A depression has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea, after a well-marked low-pressure area moved west-northwest and intensified. The system may move f... Read More


2 die from dengue, suspected measles

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Another person died with measles symptoms in Dhaka Division and another from dengue in Khulna over the past 24 hours. Since Mar 15, a total of 1,252 people have died from measles an... Read More