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Tiny diamond defects could pave the way for quantum computing breakthroughs

, Nov. 13 -- A new computational technique developed by a researcher at the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could speed up the discovery of diamond materials for f... Read More


Two held over trafficking, kidnaping Bangladeshi in Libya

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two alleged members of a human trafficking ring over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi man in Libya and demanding ransom from h... Read More


6 police officers dismissed, another sent into forced retirement

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The government has dismissed six police officers and sent another into compulsory retirement over allegations of desertion, misconduct and prolonged unauthorised absence from their w... Read More


2 RMG exporters' revenue evasion worth Tk 1.5cr caught by Customs

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Customs officials have detected alleged revenue evasion of more than Tk1.5 crore involving two garment exporters who allegedly misused bonded warehouse facilities by illegally removi... Read More


3 Postal Department employees killed in Habiganj road crash

Habiganj, Nov. 12 -- Three employees of Bangladesh Postal Department were killed when a mail-carrying covered van crashed into a stationary stone-laden truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur u... Read More


Six DU assistant proctors submit resignation letter amid alleged pressure

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Six teachers serving as assistant proctors at Dhaka University (DU) have submitted resignation letters from their positions. Allegations erupted that they were requested indirectly ... Read More


Over 150 garment factories shut in Ashulia amid labour unrest, 50 injured

Savar, Nov. 12 -- More than 150 garment factories in the industrial belt of Ashulia declared general holidays on Thursday following clashes between workers and police over a nine-point demand, includi... Read More


Bumper early Aman harvest brings little cheer to Thakurgaon farmers

Thakurgaon, Nov. 12 -- The fields across Thakurgaon are turning golden as farmers harvest early varieties of Aman rice, but the bumper yield has failed to bring them the expected relief. Despite a go... Read More


Chhatra Shakti demands DU proctor's resignation over campus blasts

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, the student wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has demanded the immediate resignation of Dhaka University Proctor Israfil Ratan, alleging that the unive... Read More


23kg Padma catla fetches Tk 55,200 at auction in Rajbari

Rajbari, Nov. 12 -- A giant catla fish weighing around 23 kilograms, caught in the Padma River near Daulatdia ferry terminal in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari, was sold for Tk 55,200 at an auction on Thu... Read More