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Saudi flight cancellations hit 13,490 Dhaka passengers

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A total of 86 flights from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia have been cancelled or suspended as of Wednesday following Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, affecting 13,490 passengers. Biman Bang... Read More


Fakhrul calls first parliament session as president

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The fourth session of the 13th parliament will begin at 3:30pm on Monday, Nov 9. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir summoned the session on Wednesday. It will be the first sessi... Read More


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