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Bangladesh Water Development Board says no flood risk in haor region despite rising river levels

Dhaka, March 28 -- Water levels in several rivers across the haor basin in Bangladesh's north-east have risen, but there is no immediate risk of flooding, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warnin... Read More


Haor rivers rise but remain below danger level, no immediate flood risk: FFWC

Dhaka, March 28 -- Water levels in several rivers across the Haor basin in Bangladesh's north-east have risen, but there is no immediate risk of flooding, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warnin... Read More


Police uniform change: home minister says force 'unhappy' with current kit

Dhaka, March 28 -- Police personnel are not satisfied with their current uniform, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said, indicating that the government is considering a return to traditional attire.... Read More


Committee formed to investigate sound disruption in parliament

Dhaka, March 28 -- A parliamentary committee has been formed to investigate whether the sound disruption during the opening day of the 13th Parliament was a mere technical fault or an act of sabotage.... Read More


Overcharging buses slash fares after magistrate-led drive at Paturia

Dhaka, March 28 -- A mobile court has launched a drive at Paturia Bus Terminal in Manikganj after complaints of passengers being overcharged as they returned to work following the Eid holidays. By Sa... Read More


Barcelona's Raphinha to miss Champions League quarters due to injury

Dhaka, March 28 -- Barcelona attacker Raphinha will miss their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid early next month after suffering a hamstring injury on international duty with Br... Read More


Heavy traffic, soaring fares mark continuing post-Eid influx to Dhaka from north

Dhaka, March 28 -- The post-Eid return to Dhaka from northern districts shows little sign of easing, with highways choked and passengers grappling with sharply inflated fares amid surging demand. Pol... Read More


Parliament speaker's wife Dilara Hafiz dies at 77 in Singapore

Dhaka, March 28 -- Dilara Hafiz, wife of Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, has died. According to a media statement from the Parliament Secretariat, Dilara, 77, passed away at 11:29am ... Read More


India pledges support as Bangladesh seeks justice for Pakistan's 1971 atrocities

Dhaka, March 28 -- India has reaffirmed its support for Bangladesh's pursuit of justice over the atrocities committed by Pakistan during the 1971 Liberation War, again emphasising that the events of t... Read More


Overflowing hospitals force families, doctors to battle measles on every floor

Dhaka, March 28 -- In the narrow corridors of Mohakhali's Infectious Diseases Hospital, children lie on thin mattresses as anxious parents clutch oxygen masks. Hallways have become makeshift wards, ev... Read More