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Cold wave sweeps six districts

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- A cold wave is sweeping over six districts, including Rajshahi, Pabna, and Naogaon, as Bangladesh nears the end of the Bengali month of Magh, according to the Met Office. The situati... Read More


DU 'Faculty of Business Studies Unit' admission test held

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The admission test for the first-year undergraduate programme of the 'Faculty of Business Studies Unit' of Dhaka University for the academic year 2024-2025 was held on Saturday. This... Read More


Cold storage owners seek loan at 7pc interest

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Cold storage owners have urged the government to allow a 7.0 per cent bank interest rate for cold storage operations from the current 15-17 per cent. At a press conference held at th... Read More


Police cordon off Farmgate over suspicious object

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Police have rushed to the scene outside Ananda Cinema Hall in Dhaka's Farmgate after receiving reports of bomb-like objects. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station chief Mohammad Golam A... Read More


DEE speed limit violations to face cases from Feb 21

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) company and Dhaka Metropolitan Police will start filing cases against high-speed vehicles on February 21 to keep the country's first expressway saf... Read More


BSMMU renamed to 'Bangladesh Medical University' without official announcement

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been renamed to 'Bangladesh Medical University' after banners with the new name appeared across the campus. University staff, ... Read More


Huge public funds drained through misdeeds

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Prolonged and corrupt processes of land valuation and acquisition and duplication of feasibility study on similar projects proved ploys for misuse of public funds during the past regi... Read More


Mozammel house violence: 7 with injuries taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Seven people involved in the attack and vandalism at the Gazipur home of former Liberation War affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque have been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital... Read More


Highway extortion surges across Bangladesh threatening economy: Reports

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Extortion on highways across Bangladesh has reportedly increased in recent months, posing severe threats to commuters, transport workers and businesses dependent on road transport. D... Read More


Trump says Nippon Steel will invest in US Steel, not buy it

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- US President Donald Trump said Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid for US Steel would take the form of an investment instead of a purchase on Friday, even as two sources familiar with th... Read More