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Two Bangladeshi expats killed in Malaysia road crash

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Two Bangladeshi migrant workers have been killed after a pickup van overturned in the Kuala Lipis district in Pahang state of Malaysia. The deceased were identified as Tuhin Ali (26... Read More


BAU students demand apology from vice chancellor

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Protesting students at Bangladesh Agricultural University have presented an ultimatum to push for a six-point list of demands, including an apology from Vice Chancellor Fazlul Haque ... Read More


Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll climbs to 812

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- The death toll from the powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has climbed to 812, with more than 2,817 others injured, said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Afghan inter... Read More


Army chief meets president, chief adviser

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman held separate meetings with President Mohammad Sahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday. He first met with the chie... Read More


Gas erupts from tube well pit in Netrokona

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- A village in Kalmakanda upazila of Netrokona has witnessed an unusual phenomenon as gas started erupting from a tube well pit. Residents even used the gas for cooking for two days b... Read More


NCP opposes outsourcing textbook printing abroad

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- The labour wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP) on Sunday urged the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) to abandon any plan to outsource textbook printing abroad. The ... Read More


ICCB team to attend ICC congress in Australia

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- An 11-member delegation from ICC Bangladesh, led by President Mahbubur Rahman, departed for Melbourne, Australia on Sunday to participate in the ICC's 14th World Chambers Congress (W... Read More


IMED finds serious malfunction, irregularities

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Various irregularities and large-scale malfunction have been found in the Department of Primary Education's (DPE) mid-day meal distribution programme in 35 districts across the count... Read More


Jute prices hit record high

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- The price of raw jute has hit a record high this harvesting season due to growing demand both at home and abroad. Farmers are happy with better prices, but jute factories are strugg... Read More


35pc taxpayers in 41 zones each skipped filing

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Around 35 per cent of taxpayers in each of the 41 tax zones across the country did not file tax returns in the last fiscal year despite having the taxpayer identification number (TIN... Read More