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Arakan Army seizes 14 more fishermen within 24 hours in Teknaf

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The Arakan Army has abducted 14 more fishermen along with two trawlers from the Naf River estuary in Teknaf, within a day of seizing another group of 12. Teknaf Upazila administrato... Read More


HC rejects Aziz Khan family petition, upholds freeze on bank accounts

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The High Court has upheld an order freezing 191 bank accounts held by Summit Group Chairman Aziz Khan, his family members and associates, rejecting a writ petition they had filed. A... Read More


Four children, youths die in a day as dengue hospital admissions surpass 28,000 this year

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Four more people have died from dengue, all of whom are children and youths, over the past 24 hours, raising the total fatalities this year to 114, while hospital admissions exceeded... Read More


EC begins review of usable transparent ballot boxes

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- As part of preparations for the parliamentary polls, the Election Commission is gathering updated information from the field on the number of usable transparent ballot boxes. Minute... Read More


No signs of injury found on journalist Bibhuranjan's body

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- No injury marks were found on the body of journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar, said Dr. Sheikh Md. Ehsanul Islam, Resident Medical Officer at the 250-bed Munshiganj General Hospital, after... Read More


Prime Bank holds Training Program on AML & CFT Compliance in Sylhet

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Prime Bank PLC successfully organized a day-long training program on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Compliance in Sylhet recently. The se... Read More


Steps underway to check arms smuggling: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said measures are being taken to prevent arms smuggling into the country ahead of the national election. "A... Read More


Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam received the Pakistan F... Read More


Four of a family burnt in Keraniganj AC blast

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Four members of a family have been injured after an air-conditioner compressor exploded at a house in Keraniganj Model Town near Dhaka. The incident occurred around midnight, but th... Read More


Experts stress decentralisation for a sustainable Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Speakers at a programme on Saturday underscored the need for reducing pressure on the capital city to make it liveable and sustainable. Keeping this in view, they said establishing ... Read More