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3 die as bus falls into ditch on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Three people have been killed and 16 injured after a passenger bus veered off the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj, smashed through a roadside barrier and plunged into a water-fil... Read More


Bangladesh Bank website to remain offline

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Bangladesh Bank has decided to keep their website offline as long as global risks persist. The website has been inaccessible since the evening of Oct 22 as a precaution against pote... Read More


Amgen combo cuts 'lung cancer death risk by 58%'

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Amgen's Imdelltra used in combination with AstraZeneca's immunotherapy Imfinzi reduced the risk of death by 58 percent compared to the Astra drug alone in patients with extensive-sta... Read More


Vice-president post floated for caretaker setup: minister

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A proposal to create the post of vice-president has come up in discussions on how to form a caretaker government. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, who chairs the parliamentary specia... Read More


Vice-president post floated for caretaker setup: Salahuddin

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A proposal to create the post of vice-president has come up in discussions on how to form a caretaker government. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, who chairs the parliamentary specia... Read More


NASA weighs meteor risks for planned Moon base

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- NASA leaders have begun factoring meteor strike risks into their long-term plans to establish a permanent human outpost on the Moon. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says potential... Read More


Next Bond and Bond girl: Who's in the running?

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The race to find the next James Bond has entered its final stretch. Jack Lowden and Callum Turner are among the leading contenders for 007, while Margaret Qualley tops bookmakers' o... Read More


Oil prices surge past $117 to 5-month high

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Crude oil prices have risen for a third consecutive week, driven by fears that repeated attacks by Yemen-based Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia could disrupt energy supplies across W... Read More


Rooppur 'edges closer' to power generation

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The first 1,200MW unit of Rooppur, Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant, has completed all preparations, including the physics test of its "B-2" stage. Zahedul Hasan, managing dir... Read More


India caps cancer drug prices after legal battle

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The Indian government has capped trade margins on 137 cancer drugs at 30 percent, aiming to cut prices by up to 70 percent and protect low-income families from crippling healthcare d... Read More