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Son kills father for refusing to give him money

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A man was brutally killed by his son in Khulna city's Bashupara Bashtola area on Thursday night after refusing to give him money, reportedly for buying drugs. The victim Liton Khan, ... Read More


22,000 Sri Lankans die each year due to alcohol-related causes: official

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- About 22,000 Sri Lankans die annually as a result of alcohol-related causes, said the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol on Friday. Speaking to journalists as Sri Lanka marked... Read More


Bangladeshi start-up partners with Malaysian firm to tap fintech and animation sectors

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A Bangladeshi start-up has teamed up with a Malaysian production house to break into two fast-growing sectors -- digital finance and animation -- in a move its backers say could trans... Read More


BDCCL seeks major revisions to Oracle cloud contract, demands $3.68m refund

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Bangladesh Data Centre Company Limited (BDCCL) has moved to revise what it terms a 'one-sided' cloud service agreement with tech giant Oracle, seeking a refund of USD 3.68 million and... Read More


Two debt systems: US recycles, Bangladesh bleeds

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Every country pays for its debt - but not every country pays with its dignity, institutions, and future. In the United States (US), the headlines scream of fiscal disaster as the nati... Read More


Coast Guard seeks incentives to curb smuggling, tax evasion

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- The Bangladesh Coast Guard has sought financial incentives for its personnel under the Customs Act for seizing contrabands and uncovering duty evasion, according to an official commun... Read More


Journalist hacked to death in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A journalist was killed in an attack by miscreants in Bagerhat town on Friday evening, according to local media reports. The victim, identified as Hayat Uddin (42), was assaulted in ... Read More


Locals demonstrate for footbridges, zebra crossings at Purbachal

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Locals formed on Thursday a human chain blocking the Purbachal's 300 Feet Road demanding the construction of footbridges, zebra crossings and proper traffic management. The demonstra... Read More


Container catches fire at Ctg Port

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A fire broke out in a container loaded with computer and mobile accessories at the Chittagong sea port's New-mooring Container Terminal (NCT) on Wednesday. The blaze, suspected to ha... Read More


BD sets fresh target of GHG emission cut by 2035 in NDC 3.0

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Bangladesh has set a fresh target of green house gas (GHG) emission reduction, 26.74 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2eq), by 2035 in its latest Nationally Determined... Read More