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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


Bandarban hotels hit hard by booking cancellations after KNF attacks on banks

Dhaka, April 12 -- Nearly half the rooms of Hotel Hill View near the bus stand in Bandarban Sadar Upazila had been booked ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. The hotel was expecting tourists in up to 80 p... Read More


Fire burns down homes at slum in Dhaka's Hazaribagh

Dhaka, April 12 -- A fire has burnt down several homes at a tin shed slum in Dhaka's Hazaribagh. Around 15 to 16 homes were burnt down, said Sub Inspector Nikhlesh Chandrakar Palash of Hazaribagh Pol... Read More


Truck driver's body found in lychee orchard in Pabna on Eid morning

Dhaka, April 11 -- The body of a transport worker who is believed to have been beaten to death has been recovered from Pabna's Sadar Upazila. The body was found in a lychee orchard in Joardaha villag... Read More


Prayers for the country, the nation and Palestinians at national Eid congregation

Dhaka, April 11 -- After a month of fasting during Ramadan, Muslims in Dhaka have congregated at the National Eidgah. Hundreds of thousands of devotees took part in the Eid prayer service at mosques ... Read More