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16 candidates drop out of BCB polls amid claims of 'naked govt interference'

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Many candidates vying for director posts in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections are set to be elected unopposed. Out of 50 people who filed nomination papers, 16 have withdra... Read More


Nine new anthrax cases detected as outbreak spreads in Rangpur

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Health officials have confirmed nine new human cases of anthrax in Rangpur as the outbreak spread beyond Pirgachha to Mithapukur and Kaunia Upazilas. The Institute of Epidemiology, D... Read More


Highways clogged as Durga Puja holidaymakers stream out of Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- City dwellers began leaving Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon after the government declared a four-day holiday for Durga Puja, the largest annual festival for Bengali Hindus. By Wednesday, ... Read More


Smuggling bid foiled as Dhaka airport officials recover 925 turtles bound for Malaysia

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Authorities at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have seized 925 turtles being smuggled to Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur in two pieces of luggage. The seizure took place aroun... Read More


Bangladesh issues flood warnings for 7 districts as rivers swell amid heavy rain

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned of flooding in the low-lying areas of the Chattogram, Feni, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Sherpur, Mymensingh, and Netrokona dist... Read More


Malaysia sets sights on 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists in 2026

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Malaysia is looking to attract more than 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists in 2026 after recording 185,000 visitors in the first eight months of 2025. The country's Deputy Tourism Ministe... Read More


Another man 'lynched' in Narayanganj's Araihazar Upazila

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Villagers in Narayanganj's Araihazar Upazila have "beaten another man to death", after previously killing a suspect in eight cases and a Union Council member. The man was lynched aft... Read More


'Stop election-fixing before preaching about match-fixing': Tamim

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Clad in a mustard-coloured panjabi, former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal walked up to the dais to address the media on the last day for candidates to withdraw from the upcoming Bangl... Read More


'Clear handwriting a fundamental right': Indian court asks doctors to end illegible prescriptions

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A high court in India has said legible medical prescriptions are a "fundamental right" for patients, underscoring the potential for misinterpretation to become a matter of life and de... Read More


Bangladesh seeks public opinions on pay scale reform

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The government is soliciting opinions from the public and stakeholders to make revisions to the national pay scale that are widely acceptable. A panel formed to review the existing s... Read More