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India edge Bhutan to reach SAFF final

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Defending champions India have reached the SAFF Championship final for the 14th time after surviving a second-half fightback to beat Bhutan 2-1 in Dhaka. First-half goals from Vishn... Read More


Deed registration will stay under law ministry: minister

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Deed registration will remain under the law ministry despite a proposal to bring the department under the land ministry, Law Minister Asaduzzaman has said. He announced the decision... Read More


S Africa opt for 4 pacers against Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- South Africa will field four fast bowlers and one spinner in the Test series opener against Bangladesh. Captain Temba Bavuma announced his eleven on Saturday before Sunday's game in... Read More


Dengue kills 8 more as 1,674 enter hospitals

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Bangladesh has recorded eight more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, while 1,684 patients were admitted to hospitals around the country. Of the latest deaths, six were reported in D... Read More


BRACU seminar explores future of implants, biosensors

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Nanoscale coatings that help the body accept medical implants, sensors that track blood sugar continuously and digitally connected operating theatres featured in a seminar at BRAC Un... Read More


Another cut sends gold prices lower

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh have fallen by another Tk 2,216 per Bhori, taking the four-day decline to Tk 9,331. The price of 22-carat gold now stands at Tk 217,592 per Bhori, accordin... Read More


Pakistan pollution squad races to douse stubble fires

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- As smog again settles over large parts of South Asia, Pakistani authorities are widening a crackdown on illegal stubble burning they say is fuelling the region's annual pollution cri... Read More


DU imposes entry restrictions after crude bomb blasts

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Dhaka University authorities have announced restrictions on vehicle movement and entry by outsiders following a recent string of crude bomb explosions on campus. In a notice issued ... Read More


Women will make up 80% of new health recruits: Zubaida

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The government is recruiting 100,000 health workers, 80 percent of them women, to expand preventive healthcare services across Bangladesh, according to Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice-presid... Read More


Low over Bay intensifies

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A low-pressure area over the southeastern Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low and could develop into a depression and eventually a cyclonic storm, according to the B... Read More