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WHO flags regulation gaps after India child deaths from cough syrups

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced "deep concern" over gaps in India's drug safety regulations, following the deaths of at least 20 children from contaminated cough syrup... Read More


Trump undergoes checkup at Walter Reed amid Middle East trip plans

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for a medical checkup ahead of a planned trip to the Middle East, the White House said. Press S... Read More


Six killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering regional tsunami warnings that were later lifted. The q... Read More


Carmakers face massive UK dieselgate lawsuit

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Five major car manufacturers go on trial at London's High Court on Monday in the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the global car industry for a deca... Read More


Rains may continue

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain at places over eight divisions, including Dhaka, in next 120 hours commencing 9am on Friday. "Light to... Read More


Child gets injured in explosion

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- A crude bomb explosion near a mosque at Biahri camp in Mirpur on Friday morning left a 10-year-old boy critically injured. The injured has been identified as Tamim, son of Anwar of ... Read More


224 arrested in joint forces operation

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Joint forces have arrested more than 200 people across Bangladesh in week-long operations, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In a media statement on Thursday,... Read More


2 held with 761-gram gold at HSIA

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The 13th Armed Police Battalion (APBN) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday arrested two people with 761 grams of gold. The arrestees were identified as Md Kab... Read More


JU jointly tops Bangladesh in the World University Rankings 2026

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) has once again been named among Bangladesh's leading higher education institutions, jointly securing the top position in the country according to the Ti... Read More


7 burnt in Rajshahi balloon blast

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Seven passengers of a battery-run rickshaw have suffered burns in a gas balloon explosion in Rajshahi's Godagari Upazila, with five of them in critical condition. The explosion occu... Read More