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Man hacked to death in broad daylight in Kushtia

Dhaka, March 8 -- A 26-year-old man has been hacked to death in a broad daylight attack in Kushtia Sadar Upazila, police said. The incident occurred around 12:30pm near the Chourhas Cold Storage, acc... Read More


Four women honoured at 'Radhuni Kirtimoti Sommanona 2025'

Dhaka, March 8 -- Four women were honoured for their contributions to social welfare, journalism, entrepreneurship and sports at the "Radhuni Kirtimoti Sommanona 2025" ceremony held at the Pan Pacific... Read More


DCCI requests finance minister to reduce interest rates to boost investment

Dhaka, March 8 -- The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has proposed a gradual reduction of the policy interest rate to stimulate private sector investment during a meeting with Finance Mi... Read More


Dhaka WASA MD Abdus Salam resigns

Dhaka, March 8 -- Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Managing Director Md Abdus Salam Bepari has resigned amid ongoing investigations into allegations of money laundering and the illegal purcha... Read More


Bangladesh universities to begin Eid break early to save power, fuel

Dhaka, March 8 -- All public and private universities in Bangladesh will begin their Eid-ul-Fitr holidays this Monday as part of a government drive to conserve electricity and fuel amid the global ene... Read More


Schoolboy killed as shop wall collapses in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, March 8 -- A teenage boy has died and five others have been injured after an under-construction wall of a shop collapsed in Lakshmipur's Ramganj Upazila. The incident occurred on Sunday as the... Read More


BPC seeks army deployment at fuel depots, police patrols at filling stations

Dhaka, March 8 -- The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has proposed deploying the army to secure major fuel depots and requested intensified police patrolling at filling stations to manage the v... Read More


Teenage domestic worker dies after falling from roof in Banani

Dhaka, March 8 -- Police have recovered the body of a 15-year-old domestic worker who died after falling from the roof of a residential building in the capital's Banani. Banani Police Inspector Mehed... Read More


Emi, two others sent to jail over playing Mar 7 speech in Shahbagh

Dhaka, March 8 -- A Dhaka court has sent former Slogan 71 leader Sk Tasnim Afroz Emi and two others to jail under the Anti-Terrorism Act for playing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic Mar 7 ... Read More


New government in Dhaka recalls 4 ambassadors and UK high commissioner

Dhaka, March 8 -- The newly formed BNP-led government has recalled four ambassadors appointed on a contractual basis during the interim administration, alongside the high commissioner to the United Ki... Read More