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Joint forces operation: Thanchi, Ruma and Rowangchhari again under travel ban

Dhaka, April 12 -- The district administration has restricted travel to three Upazilas in the backdrop of an operation launched by the law-enforcing agencies against the ethnic separatist group Kuki-C... Read More


Fire breaks out at S Alam vegetable oil factory in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 12 -- A fire has broken out at a vegetable oil factory in Chattogram's Moijjartek area. The Fire Service was notified at 8:25am after the S Alam-owned factory caught fire on Friday morni... Read More


2 children among 6 of a family burnt in Bhasantek gas fire

Dhaka, April 12 -- Six members of a family, including two children, have suffered burn injuries after a gas fire broke out in Bhasantek's Shyamol Polli. All of the victims have been admitted to the S... Read More


Railway engineer, banker drown in Padma River in Munshiganj

Dhaka, April 12 -- A railway engineer and a banker have drowned while bathing in the Padma River at Tongibari in Munshiganj. The son of the engineer also went missing in the incident that occurred ne... Read More


Bangladeshis spent less on credit cards in February

Dhaka, April 12 -- Bangladeshis spent foreign currencies worth around Tk 5 billion on credit cards abroad in February, which is 6.2 percent less than the spending in January. Their credit card spendi... Read More


Son mourns dentist killed in Chattogram youth gang attack

Dhaka, April 12 -- Ali Reza, a student who recently passed Fazil exams from a madrasa, left home to buy Iftar in the Feroz Shah Colony area of Chattogram on Apr 5. His father Korban Ali, a dentist, al... Read More


Motorcycle crashes kill 7 people in 3 districts of Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 12 -- As many as seven people have been killed in motorcycle accidents in three districts of Bangladesh. In most cases, motorcycles were hit by buses on Friday amid a rush of people retu... Read More


Sadarghat launch accident: 5 arrestees remanded for questioning

Dhaka, April 12 -- A court has remanded five suspects to police custody for questioning over the launch accident that killed five people at Dhaka's Sadarghat. Sadarghat River Police Sub Inspector Nak... Read More


Pregnant woman wanted to escape Eid rush. She couldn't dodge death

Dhaka, April 12 -- A couple expecting a baby had picked Eid-ul-Fitr day for a hassle-free journey home, but a mooring rope snapped and lashed them dead along with their 3-year-old daughter as launches... Read More


Flowers float on Dhaka's Ramna Lake as part of Vaisabi celebrations

Dhaka, April 12 -- People from Bangladesh's ethnic minority communities are celebrating the Vaisabi festival by floating flowers on Ramna Lake. The event was organised by the Ministry of Tourism and ... Read More