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India weighs reptile patrols for riverine gaps on Bangladesh border: report

Dhaka, April 2 -- New Delhi is reportedly considering the deployment of reptiles to secure the most difficult stretches of its border with Bangladesh. According to a report by the Indian digital plat... Read More


Third child dies with measles symptoms in three days in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 2 -- Another child has died with measles-like symptoms while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chattogram, taking the death toll over three days to three. Health authorities ... Read More


Sayed Abdullah appointed as special assistant to the prime minister

Dhaka, April 2 -- Md Sayed bin Abdullah has been appointed as the prime minister's special assistant on youth employment. Sayed, who has spoken out on social media on various issues since the Awami L... Read More


Shakirul Islam Khan, Sayed Abdullah named special assistants to prime minister

Dhaka, April 2 -- Md Shakirul Islam Khan and Md Sayed bin Abdullah have been appointed as special assistants to the prime minister. The Ministry of Public Administration announced their appointments ... Read More


Sylhet rail links restored as derailed oil tankers cleared in Habiganj

Dhaka, April 2 -- Train communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed on Thursday afternoon, 18 hours after a fuel-carrying train derailed near Mantala Railway Station in Habiganj's... Read More


Two assistant attorneys general step down amid competence assessment

Dhaka, April 2 -- Two assistant attorneys general have resigned in the middle of their performance evaluation process. Advocates Ahmad Musanna Chowdhury and Md Muzahedul Islam tendered their resignat... Read More


Hindu leaders meet PM Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, April 2 -- Leaders of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad and the Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee have met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister... Read More


Father, stepmother sent to jail for 'strangling' four-year-old boy in Mymensingh

Dhaka, April 2 -- A Mymensingh court has sent the father and stepmother of a four-year-old child to jail for allegedly strangling the boy to death in the district's Trishal Upazila. The court passed ... Read More


Opposition bloc to hold Saturday rally in Dhaka over constitutional reform

Dhaka, April 2 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has announced protests demanding constitutional reform in line with a referendum verdict. The Opposition bloc is set to hold a rally and pr... Read More


Petition filed seeking high level probe, school closures over child deaths from measles

Dhaka, April 2 -- A lawyer has filed a writ petition seeking a high-level investigation into child deaths from measles and directives to keep schools closed until the outbreak is brought under control... Read More