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Police foil engineering students' march towards CA's residence; 10 injured

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Ten people were injured as police lobbed tear gas shells and charged batons to disperse engineering students, including those from Buet near Hotel Intercontinental, when they attempt... Read More


EC okays action plan for general election, announcement soon

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- The Election Commission (EC) has approved its action plan for the upcoming 13th national election, with a formal announcement expected soon. The approval came during a meeting at th... Read More


Mentally ill man climbs 340-foot electric tower in Swarupkathi

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- A mentally unstable man climbed a 340-foot-high power transmission tower in Swarupkathi upazila of Pirojpur, causing a five-hour power outage across the upazila on Tuesday. The man,... Read More


Semiconductor industry in Bangladesh creating jobs for graduates

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) says the country's semiconductor sector is emerging as a major source of jobs for the rising number of Computer Science and E... Read More


Attempted murder case filed against DUCSU VP hopeful Jalal

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- A case has been started against Jalal Ahmed, an independent Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice-president candidate, accusing him of attempting to murder his roomma... Read More


Schoolboy killed in Meherpur motorbike crash

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- A schoolboy was killed and two others were injured in a motorcycle accident in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Soad Hossain, 14, son of... Read More


Nagad now destined to be privatised

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Now the much-hyped Nagad is destined to be privatised as part of government plan to bring more competition in the mobile financial services (MFS) sector. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Govern... Read More


Trump's doubling of tariffs on Indian imports takes effect, hiking tensions

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- US President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on goods from India to as much as 50 per cent took effect as scheduled on Wednesday, escalating tensions between the world's two large... Read More


DMP Commissioner expresses regret over police action on protesting engineering students

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- The head of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has expressed regret over police action against engineering students during their march towards the Chief Adviser's residence, local media... Read More


25 countries suspend postal services to US: UN

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- The Universal Postal Union (UPU) announced on Tuesday that 25 member countries have suspended postal shipments to the United States, citing uncertainties linked to planned changes by... Read More