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11 fishermen 'kidnapped' in Sundarbans Satkhira Range

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Eleven fishermen have reportedly been kidnapped while fishing in the Satkhira range of the Sundarbans. Their families claim they were kidnapped at various times between Friday evenin... Read More


2 brothers die of dengue, measles in Ctg

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A couple in Chattogram have been gutted after the loss of both their young sons to co-infections of dengue and measles within a span of just three days. Noor Mohammad Arafat, 10, die... Read More


Kharge's Diwali greeting draws BJP's appeasement charge

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's description of Diwali as "Khushiyon Ki Eid" (or, Eid of happiness) has triggered a political controversy in India, with the ruling Bharatiya Ja... Read More


Why are Dhaka flat prices rising?

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Flat prices in Dhaka are rising because land is scarce, not simply because construction materials cost more, says Mobarak Hossain, chairman of real estate company MH Group. "From my ... Read More


Remittances cross $12bn in four months

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Remittances have crossed $12 billion in the first four months and seven days of the 2026-27 fiscal year, extending a surge in money sent home by Bangladeshis working abroad. The $12.... Read More


Shama warns Rohingya crisis poses 'security threat'

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The Rohingya crisis is no longer just a humanitarian challenge for Bangladesh but an increasingly serious "security concern", State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has ... Read More


Bhutan-Sri Lanka draw sends Bangladesh into semis

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh secured a place in the SAFF Championship semi-finals after Bhutan and Sri Lanka played out a 2-2 draw in Group A in Dhaka. The result left both sides with a point on Sunda... Read More


33 BGB platoons deployed in key industrial hubs

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Thirty-three platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been stationed across key industrial corridors in Dhaka, Gazipur, and Narayanganj in the wake of recent unrest in the ready... Read More


Protesters blockade rail, roads in Brahmanbaria

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Locals have blocked railway lines and roads in protest against the formation of a new union in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura Upazila from six villages in the Sadar Upazila. Protesters block... Read More


Doctor dies as rickshaw-van overturns in Kuakata

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A physician has been killed and her husband injured after a motorised rickshaw-van overturned in Patuakhali's Kuakata. The accident occurred around 6pm on Saturday en route to the Mi... Read More