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367 flights cancelled, 325 still manage to depart for Middle East

Dhaka, March 10 -- At least 367 flights from Dhaka to Middle Eastern destinations have been cancelled over the last 11 days due to the escalating regional conflict, according to the Civil Aviation Aut... Read More


Aminul Islam appointed new Dhaka WASA MD

Dhaka, March 10 -- The government has appointed former secretary Md Aminul Islam as the managing director of Dhaka WASA. A notification issued by the public administration ministry on Tuesday said Am... Read More


Gopalganj college student killed by 4 classmates for iPhone, drug money: police

Dhaka, March 10 -- Police have recovered the body of a college student from a pond in Gopalganj's Muksudpur, two days after he went missing. Investigators say four of his classmates murdered him to s... Read More


Govt appoints Prof Pravath Chandra as DGHS director general

Dhaka, March 10 -- The government has appointed Pravath Chandra Biswas, a professor at Dhaka Medical College (DMC), as the director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The H... Read More


Jamaat leader dies 10 days after clash with BNP in Chuadanga

Dhaka, March 10 -- A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, who was critically injured in a clash with BNP activists in Chuadanga's Jibannagar Upazila, has died at a private hospital in Dhaka. Mofizur Rahm... Read More


Teacher assaulted by students for reporting 'exam misconduct'

Dhaka, March 10 -- A teacher at Dhaka's Tejgaon College has alleged that he was assaulted by several students after catching them adopting unfair means during an examination. Sohel Rana, a physics te... Read More


Former Awami League MP Shah Alam detained from Iftar party released on bail

Dhaka, March 10 -- Shah Alam, the former Awami League lawmaker from Pirojpur-2, has been released from jail as there was no complaint or case against him. He was freed from Dhaka Central Jail in Kera... Read More


Surrendered extremists returning to armed activities, warns RAB

Dhaka, March 10 -- Extremists who had previously surrendered and entered rehabilitation programmes are returning to armed activity following the political transition in August 2024, the Rapid Action B... Read More


Four members of human skeleton-selling ring sent to jail

Dhaka, March 10 -- A Dhaka court has sent four members of a ring that steals human skeletons from graves to jail. Dhaka's Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam passed the order against Kazi ... Read More


REHAB seeks Tk 30bn special fund from BB to support housing sector

Dhaka, March 10 -- The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has urged Bangladesh Bank to create a special fund of Tk 30 billion to sustain the country's housing sector amid the im... Read More