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Dementia cases to double by 2050: study

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- New research has pulled forward the date by which dementia cases are projected to double to 2050, a decade earlier than previously predicted. Experts warn the crisis is moving at an... Read More


Ivy's lawyer among 3 arrested in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Police have arrested three people, including Ziaul Islam Kajol, a lawyer for former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy and former president of the Narayanganj Cultur... Read More


Haven't resigned, will return to CUET: Shariful

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Vice-Chancellor (VC) Sk Shariful Alam, who left the campus with the help of the deputy commissioner and the district superintenden... Read More


Govt sets new rates for newspaper ads

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The government has set new rates for state advertisements in newspapers, based on circulation and place of publication. Dailies published from Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet, other di... Read More


PM pays tribute to ex-MP Salahuddin Ahmed

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid tribute to former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Salahuddin Ahmed, placing flowers on his coffin. Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral praye... Read More


Govt warns LPG traders over planned shutdown

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The government has threatened legal action against liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders unless they withdraw their planned nationwide shutdown of sales on Thursday and Friday. Powe... Read More


Press Council seeks powers to register, fine journalists

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Press Council has sought powers to register and certify journalists, impose financial penalties on editors, publishers and journalists over published reports, and exte... Read More


Garment workers block road to demand Tk 30,000 minimum wage

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Garment workers have blocked roads in Dhaka's Uttara for a third consecutive day to press for a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 and increases in other wages and allowances. Some garment w... Read More


Bangladesh's investment engine is losing steam

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh's economy has found some breathing space in its foreign currency flows, but the relief has yet to reach the factories, businesses and investment decisions that drive growt... Read More


Why can't Saudi Arabia's mighty military stop Houthis?

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Despite possessing one of the world's most expensive arsenals filled with American warplanes and missile defence systems, Saudi Arabia has appeared helpless against missile and drone... Read More