Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Some 150,000 abandoned electronic voting machines (EVMs) are posing health risks and costing taxpayers money to store, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has warned. It poi... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Another seven people have died with symptoms of measles over the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, while another 1,199 people have been admitted to hospitals around the country. The Dire... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- LPG traders have withdrawn their planned two-day shutdown after securing talks with the energy regulator over seven demands, including higher commissions and an end to alleged harass... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- An Air India flight travelling from Germany's Frankfurt to New Delhi has been diverted to Jaipur after a reported hijack alert triggered a high-level security response. Flight AI 20... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh now expects "support", including grants, from the United States after agreeing to buy 25 aircraft from US manufacturer Boeing and increasing imports of oil, wheat and esse... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Padma Bank depositors have staged a demonstration outside Bangladesh Bank in Motijheel, demanding a roadmap for the repayment of their savings, a week after the central bank said it ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh has recorded five more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count. Another 1,920 hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease have been logged during this period,... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Italy wants to establish an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hub in Bangladesh. Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro expressed the interest during a co... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Few animals show the link between size and lifespan as clearly as dogs. Within this one species, large breeds such as Great Danes typically die younger than small ones such as Chihua... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad has ruled out launching any joint security drive along the lines of "Operation Clean Heart". He brushed aside the prospect of any such drive in the ne... Read More