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Floods and labour shortage double blow to Boro farmers in Kishoreganj

Dhaka, May 3 -- As floodwaters swallow thousands of hectares of Boro paddy in Kishoreganj, farmers say they are facing a second crisis: a crippling shortage of labour that has driven daily wages to re... Read More


Customers lock Sammilito Bank branches demanding savings back in Chattogram

Dhaka, May 3 -- Depositors of several units of Sammilito Islami Bank have taken to the streets in Chattogram, locking branch gates and demanding immediate access to their savings and promised profits.... Read More


No measles vaccine shortage in Bangladesh, 81% of target children covered: health minister

Dhaka, May 3 -- Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has said 81 percent of the targeted children in Bangladesh have already been brought under measles vaccination coverage, amid reports of more ... Read More


Met Office forecasts severe heatwaves, cyclones for May after record April rains

Dhaka, May 3 -- Bangladesh may experience two to three days of severe nor'wester storms with rain or thundershowers this May. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has also warned that one t... Read More


Young worker left home after an argument over work. Now Sylhet crash leaves his family's dreams in tatters

Dhaka, May 3 -- What began as an ordinary early-morning commute for construction workers in Sylhet ended in sudden carnage on a bridge, leaving eight dead and several others fighting for life in hospi... Read More


Fire service suspects driver fatigue after fatal crash in Sylhet leaves eight dead

Dhaka, May 3 -- Fire Service and Civil Defence officers suspect that driver fatigue from a long overnight journey may have caused the deadly head-on collision in Sylhet's South Surma that left eight p... Read More


'Chinese rifle bullets fired on commissioner's order': tribunal hears July testimony

Dhaka, May 3 -- A police witness has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman issued instructions over wireless to use "Chinese ri... Read More


Tarique tells DCs to deliver promises, reject corruption

Dhaka, May 3 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has told district administrators that his government will make no compromise with corruption, while urging them to play an active role in delivering the p... Read More


Bangladesh keeps May price of 12kg cylinder at Tk 1,940 after April hikes

Dhaka, May 3 -- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices in Bangladesh will remain unchanged in May, with the regulator opting to hold rates steady after a volatile April marked by steep adjustments. The... Read More


Court jails two suspects for life for killing trawler driver in Savar

Dhaka, May 3 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced two people to life imprisonment for the murder of a trawler driver at Savar's Aminbazar two decades ago. Dhaka's Additional District and Sessions Judge Md ... Read More