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Fire breaks out at N'ganj foam factory

Dhaka, May 9 -- A fire broke out at a foam factory in Saddam Market of Kodomtali area in Narayanganj. However, no casualties were reported in the incident so far. Acting on information, five units o... Read More


Measles, such symptoms claim seven more lives in 24 hrs

Dhaka, May 9 -- Seven more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:0am on Friday, taking the total casualties to 343 since mid-March this year, according to the... Read More


Egg prices hit two-year high, vegetables too costlier

Dhaka, May 9 -- Egg prices hit a two-year high on Friday last, reaching Tk 140-150 a dozen. Vegetable prices also continued to rise, with most items selling at Tk 80-100 per kg, marking a further Tk ... Read More


Govt warns against submitting 'abnormally low' quotations thru understanding

Dhaka, May 9 -- A stern government warning comes against contractors submitting "abnormally low" bids in public-works tenders through understanding, allegedly for windfall gains. In an official direc... Read More


EMGS 'Study in Malaysia' Education Expo Bangladesh 2026 held in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 9 -- EMGS "Study in Malaysia" Education Expo Bangladesh 2026 drew huge attention from students planning to pursue higher studies in Malaysia. The two-day expo was held on May 8-9 at Hotel ... Read More


'Education to become construction material for building bridge between Bangladesh and China'

Dhaka, May 8 -- "Education will be the construction material to build bridge between Bangladesh and China," remarked Education Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon while addressing a conference titled ... Read More


11,000 additional CCTV cameras to be installed across Dhaka

Dhaka, May 8 -- In a major push to enhance public safety and curb rising crime, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has announced the installation of 11,000 additional CCTV cameras across the capital ... Read More


Indian Navy ship IOS Sagar docks in Chattogram

Dhaka, May 8 -- Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar entered Chattogram harbour on Friday following a 'successful transit' through the Bay of Bengal. This high-profile port call, part of the IOS SAGAR 2026 ... Read More


Bangladesh needs an Islamic interbank market

Dhaka, May 8 -- It has been quite some time since I started researching the structural shortcomings in Islamic banking in Bangladesh. In 1999, I authored one of the first comprehensive analyses of how... Read More


When money thinks for itself

Dhaka, May 8 -- The next financial crisis may not begin with a housing bubble or a sovereign default. It may begin with a line of code-executed flawlessly, at scale, and entirely without human hesitat... Read More