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Meta targets whatsapp scams

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes. "Our team ide... Read More


Crisis warning at plastic treaty talks

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- More than 400 million tons of plastic are produced globally each year, half of which is for single-use items. While 15 percent of plastic waste is collected for recycling, only nine ... Read More


Dubai to launch world's first flying taxi

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Dubai plans to launch the world's first commercial flying taxi service in 2026, partnering with Joby Aviation for electric eVTOL aircraft that cut travel times, like from the airport ... Read More


Floods kill 6 in border

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Monsoon floods in a rebel-held Myanmar town on the country's mountainous border with China have killed six people, a spokesman for the armed group controlling the area said Wednesday.... Read More


80 years on, Hiroshima warns of nuclear threat

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and ... Read More


Transfer of SPs, OCs thru lottery ahead of election: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Superintendents of Police (SPs) and officers-in-charge (OCs) of different police stations across the country will be transferred through a lottery system ahead of the upcoming 13th pa... Read More


BWDB gets new ADG for East Region

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- With effect from August 3, 2025, Engineer Md. Mahbubur Rahman has been appointed Additional Director General (East Region) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB). Prior to t... Read More


Rain, thunder likely over 8 divs

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thunder showers in all divisions of the country including Dhaka on Wednesday. "Light to moderate rain or thunder showe... Read More


Tagore's 84th death anniv observed

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- People across the country are observing the 84th death anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore on Tuesday, paying tribute to the literary legend fondly revered as the 'Bishw... Read More


3 more die of dengue, 428 new cases

Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 92 this year. The death... Read More