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Attack on Saudi airport kills 2, injures 8

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


Dengue: 4 more die, 1,512 hospitalised

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


Man beaten to death after attackers hurl crude bombs

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


Social activities slow brain ageing, study finds

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


2 more deaths with measles symptoms reported

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- At least two people with symptoms of measles have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest deaths have ... Read More


Why gold prices rise and fall, and how they are set

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A Bhori of gold now costs more than Tk 225,000, putting the price of a Rati at nearly Tk 2,500. The figures are enough to raise eyebrows. But looking back just a little further may ... Read More


Suspected child abductor beaten to death at Suhrawardy Medical

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A man has allegedly been beaten to death at Dhaka's Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital on suspicion of being a child abductor. The family of the deceased, 41-year-old Alam ... Read More


'Best advice ever': Ishraque on directive to resign

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has described the directive to resign from the Cabinet as the "best advice ever", claiming that a media outlet and a "vested-interest group" had been prep... Read More


Shooting in Sajek between Army, 'armed group' amid blockade

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Bangladesh Army has exchanged fire with an "armed group" in the popular Rangamati destination Sajek as they attempted to remove tourists caught in a blockade by two local organis... Read More


Gunfight erupts in Sajek amid blockade

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Bangladesh Army has exchanged fire with a "armed group" in Rangamati's popular tourist spot Sajek, after two local organisations blockaded the area and stranded tourists. The sh... Read More