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Veteran Awami League politician Engineer Mosharraf Hossain dies

Dhaka, May 13 -- Veteran Awami League politician and freedom fighter Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has died while undergoing medical treatment. He passed away at Dhaka's Square Hospital at 10:20am on We... Read More


Five RAB members injured in attack while collecting 'drug-related intelligence' in Natore

Dhaka, May 13 -- Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have come under attack while gathering intelligence on drug traffickers in Natore. The incident occurred in Nabinagar of Lalpur's Ishwardi... Read More


Schoolboy dies of electrocution while picking mangoes in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, May 13 -- A schoolboy has died after being electrocuted while picking mangoes in Dighinala, Khagrachhari. His classmate was also injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 7pm on T... Read More


Body of Bangladeshi man recovered in Lebanon strike, another feared trapped under debris

Dhaka, May 13 -- A Bangladeshi worker has been killed and another remains missing after an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, with the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut confirming the recovery of on... Read More


Bangladesh Railway opens Eid-ul-Azha train ticket sales

Dhaka, May 13 -- Bangladesh Railway has started selling advance tickets for the first day of Eid-ul-Azha journeys, which start on May 23. The tickets for homebound Eid travellers went on sale on Wedn... Read More


New income avenues for 16,000 fishers to prevent hunting of breeding native fish

Dhaka, May 13 -- A government-backed project is supporting thousands of low-income fishing families in Bangladesh by providing alternative income sources alongside measures to protect native fish spec... Read More


Two infant deaths push Mymensingh measles toll to 31

Dhaka, May 13 -- Measles-like symptoms have claimed the lives of two more children at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). Senior Store Officer Dr Jhontu Sarkar confirmed the infants, aged thr... Read More


Government moves to launch Cumilla WASA amid rapid urban expansion

Dhaka, May 13 -- The government has decided in principle to formulate the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) in Cumilla city, according to an inter-ministerial meeting. The decision came at a... Read More


20 Bangladeshi children return through Benapole after serving jail terms in India

Dhaka, May 13 -- Twenty Bangladeshi children and teenagers trafficked to India have returned home through the Benapole border after serving jail terms there. The Indian Petrapole Immigration Police h... Read More


Universities will follow academic calendar to clear session jams': Milon

Dhaka, May 13 -- The government is formulating an academic calendar to stop "session jams" in universities -- long academic delays -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said. He announced... Read More