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4 AL activists held over cocktail blast

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Police have arrested four activists of the Awami League, whose activities remain banned, and its affiliate organisation Jubo League after a cocktail explosion in the capital's D... Read More


Heat wipes out 29.3b work hrs in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Climate change-related health risks are costing Bangladesh an estimated $20.7 billion a year, equivalent to 4.6 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, a... Read More


Lightning strike kills 6 in Pabna

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Six people were killed and three others injured in a lightning strike in the wetlands of Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in the Sonapati wetlands... Read More


Bodies of 7 more Saudi fire victims set to return home

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- The bodies of seven more Bangladeshi workers killed in a fire at a sofa factory in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday morning, nearly three months after the ... Read More


Parwar warns of political feud

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar on Friday warned that the government's refusal to implement the referendum verdict could push the country towards political co... Read More


Binance suffers $6.3b crypto heist

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Hackers have stolen an estimated $6.3 billion from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say could be the biggest cryptocurrency heist on record... Read More


Rice gets costlier as fuel prices up

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Rising rice prices have added to the financial pressure on low-income households in Kishoreganj, with different varieties becoming costlier over the past two weeks amid higher t... Read More


3 more yrs, but will BD deliver reforms

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Bangladesh's three-year postponement of its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category offers valuable breathing space, but the country must use the extra time t... Read More


HSC results published with 52.12% pass rate, GPA-5 achievers fall by 29,013

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- The overall pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has dropped to 52.12%, down 6.71 percentage points from 58.83% last year. Th... Read More


Food fortification alliance launched to tackle hidden hunger

Bangladesh, Oct. 31 -- Bangladesh has launched a multi-stakeholder alliance to strengthen food fortification and tackle micronutrient deficiencies, commonly known as hidden hunger, which continue to a... Read More