4 die as pickup truck crashes head-on into three-wheeler in Sylhet

Dhaka, March 18 -- Four people, including a child, have died after a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a three-wheeler in Sylhet's Jaiantapur. Two others were critically injured in the acci... Read More

Swarms of typical culex mosquitoes torment residents of Dhaka

Dhaka, March 18 -- The mosquito population of Dhaka is rising rapidly even before the arrival of summer rains, causing widespread misery to the residents. They allege a lack of efforts by the city co... Read More

Police take Amman, Din remanded over JnU student Abonkika's suicide

Dhaka, March 18 -- A Cumilla court has remanded Jagannath University Amman Siddique and Assistant Proctor Din Islam over the death of university pupil Fairuz Abontika, who died by suicide. The court ... Read More

Blasts, gunfire heard across Naf River in Myanmar

Dhaka, March 18 -- After several days of relative calm, the sound of mortar shells and gunfire have been heard from early on Monday morning across the Naf River near the Myanmar border. The violence i... Read More

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden visits Dhaka

Dhaka, March 18 -- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has arrived in Dhaka on a four-day official visit as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) goodwill ambassador. Foreign Minister Hasan M... Read More

Microbus driver jailed for life in drug case over illegal Phensedyl in Chattogram

Dhaka, March 18 -- A Chattogram court has sentenced a microbus driver to life in prison in a decade-old drug case involving a cache of 540 bottles of Phensedyl, an illegal substance. Fourth Additiona... Read More

EU force proposed forceful rescue of hijacked ship, crew: Bangladesh official

Dhaka, March 18 -- The European Union Naval Force, or EUNAVFOR, proposed a forceful rescue of Bangladeshi-flagged ship MV Abdullah and its crew members from Somali pirates, a foreign ministry official... Read More

Padma Bank signs MoU with Exim Bank on merger, process may take '3 to 6 months'

Dhaka, March 18 -- Padma Bank, which has long struggled with bad loans, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or MoU, for a merger with the Shariah-based Exim Bank. The entire process of the merg... Read More

Setback for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka as pacers Tanzim, Madushanka to miss final ODI

Dhaka, March 18 -- Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will have to do without pacers Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Dilshan Madushanka, respectively, in the series-deciding third and final ODI in Chattogram on Monday. ... Read More

Four more die of burns from Gazipur gas fire, taking death toll to 10

Dhaka, March 18 -- Four more victims of the gas cylinder fire at Gazipur's Kaliakair have succumbed to their injuries at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute. This takes the ... Read More

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