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Dipali went to Lebanon as a domestic help 2 years ago, says Faridpur official

Dhaka, April 10 -- The Bangladeshi woman killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Lebanon had gone to the Middle Eastern country for a better life just two years ago, says an offici... Read More


Lawmakers pass 91 bills to decide 120 ordinances, leaving 20 to lapse from Saturday

Dhaka, April 10 -- Parliament has completed the constitutional process of settling the fate of ordinances issued during the interim rule, passing 91 bills in six days to determine the outcome of 120 m... Read More


Bangladeshi sailors recount harrowing escape after missile strike in Arabian Sea

Dhaka, April 10 -- Adrift in violent seas, with no engine and little hope, five Bangladeshi sailors rowed a damaged lifeboat towards survival after their ship was hit by missiles near the Strait of Ho... Read More


'It's parliament, not Shahbagh,' speaker tells MP Hasnat in heated session

Dhaka, April 10 -- A heated debate in parliament has led Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad to warn MP Abul Hasnat, popularly known as Hasnat Abdullah, telling him the chamber is not Shahbagh but parliament, a... Read More


Price of staples soars as oil crisis disrupts supply to Dhaka markets

Dhaka, April 10 -- Vegetable and fish prices have surged in Dhaka's kitchen markets over the past week, with traders citing increased transport costs triggered by rain and a fuel crisis as reasons beh... Read More


Former DGFI officer Manzil to be quizzed for four days over July Uprising 'murder'

Dhaka, April 10 -- A Dhaka court has placed retired major Manzil Haider Chowdhury, a former official of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), on police custody for questioning in conn... Read More


Bangladesh reports four more deaths from suspected measles

Dhaka, April 10 -- Another four people have died over the last 24 hours with measles symptoms, taking the countrywide toll to 167 since Mar 15. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confi... Read More


'Real contributors will be nominated', BNP women say as reserved seat form sales surge

Dhaka, April 10 -- The BNP central office in Naya Paltan has hummed with the vibrant presence and excitement of female leaders arriving to collect nomination forms for the reserved seats in parliament... Read More


Bernie Sanders to introduce resolution to halt US military aid to Israel

Dhaka, April 10 -- US Senator Bernie Sanders has announced that he will introduce a resolution next week aimed at stopping US military aid to Israel, reports Middle East Monitor. He made the announce... Read More


Bangladeshi woman killed in Israeli airstrike on Beirut building

Dhaka, April 10 -- A Bangladeshi woman has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Lebanon's capital Beirut, the Bangladesh Embassy in the country has said. The victim, ident... Read More