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At least 29 hospitalised after Gazipur gas explosion

Dhaka, March 13 -- At least 29 people have been hospitalised with burn injuries after an explosion in a tin-roofed building housing several families in Gazipur's Kaliakoir. They were admitted to the ... Read More


At least 30 people burnt after gas explosion rips through Gazipur neighbourhood

Dhaka, March 13 -- At least 30 people have been hospitalised with burn injuries following an explosion on a street outside a tin-roofed building in Gazipur's Kaliakair Upazila. They were admitted to ... Read More


Curious onlookers were watching a cylinder emitting gas in Gazipur. Now, 34 of them are fighting for their lives

Dhaka, March 13 -- Worker Mohammad Tareque went out of a garment factory in Gazipur's Kaliakair Upazila on Wednesday after hearing a noise. He saw dozens of intrigued onlookers around a cylinder cove... Read More


High Court questions arrest of restaurant workers after Bailey Road fire

Dhaka, March 13 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why the arrest of restaurant workers over the deaths of 46 people in a building fire on Bailey Road shall not be declared illegal. The panel ... Read More


Trials and triumphs: A food lover's expedition into London's Borough Market

Dhaka, March 13 -- For indecisive eaters like me, food markets are both a blessing and a curse. In those moments I'm craving both chow mein and pizza at the same time, there are absolutely no substitu... Read More


Bangladesh attempting to rescue sailors through 'second party', says foreign minister

Dhaka, March 13 -- Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud says the government has been unable to establish contact with the pirates who hijacked the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean, taking 23 ... Read More


CNG filling stations to remain closed from 4pm-10pm during Ramadan

Dhaka, March 13 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has announced the new schedule for CNG filling stations and irrigation pumps to ensure the maximum availability o... Read More


Advance train tickets for Eid go on sale Mar 24

Dhaka, March 13 -- The Bangladesh Railway has announced that advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr journeys will be on sale from Mar 24 to Mar 30. The ticket sale has been planned around Apr 11 as the tent... Read More


Why were the 'masterminds' behind the murder of my mother acquitted? asks Sagira's daughter

Dhaka, March 13 -- The family of housewife Sagira Morshed have expressed their discontent with the verdict in the case over her 1989 murder in Dhaka's Siddheswari and say they will appeal the court's ... Read More


Swedish Crown Princess Victoria to visit Bangladesh on Mar 18

Dhaka, March 13 -- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is set to visit Bangladesh for the first time in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Sust... Read More