Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- An expatriate Bangladeshi mother and her teenage son have been killed in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates's Abu Dhabi. The deceased woman's husband is undergoing treatment... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced eight people, including former RAJUK chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury, to 14 years in prison on two separate charges over irregularities and corruption in p... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Gold prices have fallen, with the price of the best-quality, or 22-carat, gold cut by Tk 3,266 per Bhori or 11.66 grams after four days to Tk 228,031. The Bangladesh Jewellers Samit... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Firefighters have yet to fully extinguish the fire at Munsur Khan Plaza in Dhaka's Chawkbazar, 17 hours after it broke out. Smouldering goods in sixth-floor warehouses are keeping cr... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Relentless rain, landslides and torrents of upstream water killed at least 44 people in Bangladesh in July, affecting hundreds of thousands across 10 districts. Chattogram recorded i... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- An air passenger has been detained in Chattogram after 100 grams of gold ornaments were found hidden inside his shoes. The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) a... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A blaze at Manzur Khan Plaza in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar has burned for more than seven hours. On Monday, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md Abdus Salam visited and said of... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Md Nurul Hoque says that efforts will be made to extend the visas of Bangladeshi expatriate workers living in Saudi Ar... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- British comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig has criticised Wikipedia for what she describes as deep-seated bias against women and is backing a new digital knowledge project, The G... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has appointed Prof Giuseppe Sapienza, an Italian education leader with over two decades of international experience, as its Teaching and Lear... Read More