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3 of a family burn in Bhatara gas leak explosion while asleep

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Three members of a family have suffered severe burn injuries after a gas line leak triggered a powerful explosion and fire in the neighbourhood of Bhatara in Dhaka. The inciden... Read More


Husband gets life sentence for killing wife in Dhaka

Bangladesh, July 21 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for slaughtering his wife at their home in the capital's Maddhya Badda nearly nine years ago. Judge Md Sadequin Habib Bappy of the Si... Read More


Who is Kanishka Narayan, UK's first cabinet-level AI minister

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan has been appointed the UK's first minister dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), with the role elevated to attend the prime ministe... Read More


Government to form legal panel to tackle misinformation, cyberbullying

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The government has moved to form a panel of lawyers to tackle misinformation and cyberbullying, Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman said. He said it was "deepl... Read More


Pre-case mediation yields 'encouraging' results, says law minister

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Mandatory pre-case mediation, aimed at settling disputes before they reach court, is showing promising results in easing Bangladesh's case backlog, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman h... Read More


3 people dis as truck hits autorickshaw in Mymensingh

Bangladesh, July 21 -- At least three people, including two women, have been killed when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh city. Two others were injured in the incident. Sub-Inspector (SI) ... Read More


Inmate escape: Kashimpur women's jail super transferred, jailer suspended

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The superintendent of Kashimpur Female's Cental Jail has been transferred and its jailer temporarily suspended after a convicted female inmate escaped from the prison. The acti... Read More


CNG stations set for Jul 30 shutdown over commission hike

Bangladesh, July 21 -- CNG filling station owners across Bangladesh have announced a strike over four demands, chief among them raising the commission on sales from Tk 8 to Tk 13.96 per cubic metre. ... Read More


Titas users grapple with gas shortage after LNG 'glitch'

Bangladesh, July 21 -- "Technical glitch" at the LNG terminals in Maheshkhali have reduced daily gas supply by around 450 million cubic feet (mmcfd). Hence, residential, industrial, commercial and CN... Read More


Seven arrested over passport swap racket sending migrants to Italy

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested seven members of a ring accused of sending migrants to Italy using someone else's passport and visa. It said the ring c... Read More