Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Most of the footpaths around the Mirpur-10 roundabout have stayed clear of hawkers weeks after an eviction drive. Since the drive on Sept 30, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh Bank has taken its website offline as a precaution against potential global cyberattacks. The move comes amid a five-day public holiday, central bank spokesperson and Exe... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck China's Tibet at around 10:33pm local time (1433 GMT) on Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. The epicentre was in a high-... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate from Shariatpur has reportedly been shot dead in South Africa. His relatives claim that he was killed after refusing to pay extortion money demanded by a lo... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Two Bangladeshi expatriates have been injured in an attack targeting King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia's Dammam. Two Indian nationals were reportedly killed in the Wed... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Local Government Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan has been admitted to hospital with chest pain and is being treated in the coronary care unit (CCU). Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the B... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- An attack on Saudi Arabia's King Fahd International Airport in Dammam has killed two people and wounded eight, with airport operations returning to normal, the kingdom's civil aviati... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh has recorded four more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count while 1,512 others have been admitted to hospitals around the country. The latest deaths bring this year's toll fr... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Burqa-clad attackers have struck a market in Madaripur's Kalkini Upazila with crude bombs before attacking two brothers with sharp weapons, triggering a chase by locals that has left... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Keeping up a varied social life -- particularly through volunteering and sports clubs -- can slow brain ageing and improve cognitive performance, according to a new study. Researche... Read More