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How far is the work to rescue MV Abdullah and crew from Somali pirates?

Dhaka, March 27 -- Two weeks have passed since the Somali pirates seized control of the Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Abdullah, taking its 23 sailors hostage in the Indian Ocean. The pirates communicat... Read More


A child, last surviving member of electrocuted family in Moulvibazar, loses battle for her life

Dhaka, March 27 -- Sonia Sultana, a 12-year-old girl whose parents and three siblings died from electrocution when a power line fell on their tin house in Moulvibazar, has succumbed to her injuries. ... Read More


Bhutanese King Wangchuk, Queen Pema join Independence Day reception at Bangabhaban

Dhaka, March 27 -- Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema have joined an Independence Day reception hosted by President Mohammed Shahabuddin at the Bangabhaban. Prime Mini... Read More


Power line falls onto tin house, electrocuting 5 members of a family to death

Dhaka, March 26 -- Five members of the same family have been killed and a child injured after lightning severed a power line in Moulvibazar's Juri Upazila, causing it to fall on a tin house and electr... Read More


Warmer days ahead after end of rains

Dhaka, March 26 -- Although the weather remains very hot during Chaitra, the second month of spring in Bangla calendar, sporadic rains have kept the mercury down so far this year. But the trend of ra... Read More


Bhutanese king joins Shahabuddin, Hasina in paying tribute to martyrs on Bangladesh's Independence Day

Dhaka, March 26 -- President Mohammad Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have led the nation in paying homage to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War on the 53rd anniversary of Bangladesh'... Read More


Indian President Murmu greets Bangladesh on Independence Day

Dhaka, March 26 -- Indian President Droupadi Murmu has greeted her Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammed Shahabuddin on Independence Day. In a letter addressed to Shahabuddin, Murmu conveyed the 'warmest'... Read More


US proud to partner with Bangladesh on most pressing issues: Blinken

Dhaka, March 26 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated Bangladeshis on 53 years of the South Asian country's independence from Pakistan. "The United States is proud to partner with ... Read More


Alleged Bangladesh cattle smuggler 'killed by India's BSF' in Naogaon

Dhaka, March 26 -- A Bangladeshi man has allegedly been shot dead by the Border Security Force while smuggling cattle out of India. The incident occurred in the Bilmari area, two kilometres into the ... Read More


China-Bangladesh friendship has grown from strength to strength: Xi on Independence Day

Dhaka, March 26 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has greeted his Bangladesh counterpart Mohammed Shahabuddin on 53 years of the South Asian nation's independence from Pakistan. In an Independence Day ... Read More