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Relative of Keraniganj gas lighter factory owner sent to custody over fatal fire

Dhaka, April 5 -- A Dhaka court has sent Iman Ullah Prakash Mastan to jail pending trial in connection with a devastating fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj that left six people dead. Senior... Read More


Resignations sweep through BCB after 9-hour board meeting

Dhaka, April 5 -- A series of resignations has hit the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). After a marathon nine-hour meeting on Saturday, the notices began pouring in by the hour. Within a few hours, fo... Read More


Measles-rubella vaccine drive to reach over 1.2 million children in first phase, says UNICEF

Dhaka, April 5 -- More than 1.2 million children aged between 6 months and 5 years will receive measles-rubella vaccines in 30 Upazilas in the first phase of a vaccine drive, UNICEF has said. The gov... Read More


Secretary committee reviewing 9th Pay Commission recommendations for public servants

Dhaka, April 5 -- The recommendations of the 9th Pay Commission, which proposes more than doubling the basic salary for government employees, are being reviewed by a secretary committee, the Prime Min... Read More


NCP sees BNP 'consolidating power, politicising institutions', threatens street protests

Dhaka, April 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has sounded the alarm over what it describes as rising authoritarian tendencies in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The NCP warned that unche... Read More


Shipping minister says all inland vessels must be registered digitally

Dhaka, April 5 -- All vessels in the country will be brought under digital registration to make inland waterways safer, says Shipping and Bridge State Minister Md Razib Ahsan. He also said a comprehe... Read More


High Court moved to ban Baishakh procession to 'protect religious sentiments'

Dhaka, April 5 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a petition seeking a permanent ban on the 'Mangal Shobhajatra' procession during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations, labelling the decades-old traditio... Read More


Microphone failure disrupts parliament proceedings, forces 40-minute recess

Dhaka, April 5 -- The national assembly has been forced into another unexpected pause as a microphone failure disrupted the session for the second time since the 13th Parliament began. On Sunday even... Read More


Body of marketing officer found in Chattogram diagnostic centre

Dhaka, April 5 -- Police have recovered the body of a young man from a diagnostic centre in Chattogram's Fatikchhari Upazila. The dead has been identified as Rashedul Islam, 25, who worked as a marke... Read More


Parliament approves two key civil service bills in 8 minutes amid Opposition protests

Dhaka, April 5 -- Parliament has passed two bills addressing civil service discipline and entry age, transforming interim government ordinances into law. The "Public Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026" a... Read More