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Money was saved to marry daughters off, pay for surgery. Families lose everything in Chattogram slum fire

Dhaka, April 16 -- Sohagi Das stood on a pile of burnt-down bamboo and tin sheets, the remnants of the shanty she once called home. "My younger daughter's wedding was scheduled to be held in Baishakh... Read More


Court extends bail for Yunus in labour law case

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka has extended the bail term again for Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who was sentenced to six months in jail, and another three top officials o... Read More


After mother, daughter dies in Bhashantek 'gas fire sparked by mosquito coil'

Dhaka, April 16 -- A woman burnt in a house fire in Dhaka's Bhashantek a day after Eid-ul-Fitr has died in hospital, taking the number of fatalities in the incident to two. The woman Surjo Banu, 47, p... Read More


Tangail-bound bus kills couple on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Dhaka, April 15 -- A couple has died after being hit by a bus while crossing the highway in Gazipur's Kaliakair. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Tangail highway under the Kaliakair bypass flyover ... Read More


BGB seizes 1 kg of cocaine found in bus in Dinajpur

Dhaka, April 15 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh or BGB has seized a consignment of 1 kg of cocaine found in a bus in Dinajpur's Hakimpur Upazila. A BGB team searched the bus in the Bot Toli area on Sa... Read More


Bangladesh Bank says only 10 public and private banks will merge

Dhaka, April 15 -- Bangladesh Bank has decided not to approve any mergers aside from the 10 public and private banks which are voluntarily proposing mergers. If new mergers are necessary, the experie... Read More


Awami League suspends Tangail leader Boro Moni on rape accusation

Dhaka, April 15 -- The Awami League has suspended Golam Kibria Boro Moni as its Tangail Municipality unit vice-president over rape allegations against the leader.The unit also recommended expelling hi... Read More


Telenor has no plans to exit Bangladesh or merge Grameenphone with others: CEO Brekke

Dhaka, April 15 -- Norway-based multinational telecommunications company Telenor has no plans to pull investment from Bangladesh, or merge its Bangladesh unit Grameenphone with others. Telenor's Norw... Read More


State Minister Titu sees public relief over commodity prices

Dhaka, April 15 -- State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu has claimed a sense of comfort has returned among members of the public over commodity prices. He says the criticism of the governme... Read More


Union council member murdered in broad daylight in Narsingdi

Dhaka, April 15 -- A group of assailants have killed a member of the Amdia Union Council in Narsingdi Sadar Upazila. The attackers ambushed Rubel Ahmed, 34, in the Pakuria area when he was on his way... Read More