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Border Security: Ansar-VDP on high alert alongside BGB in 11 districts

Dhaka, June 8 -- Amid repeated attempts of 'push-ins' by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), upazila and station-level Ansar-VDP members have been deployed in 11 border districts. The districts a... Read More


Rooppur nuclear power plant to provide up to 10% of Bangladesh's total electricity generation: Russia

Dhaka, June 8 -- Russia has described the construction of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant in Rooppur as the flagship project of the bilateral partnership, noting that once fully operational, th... Read More


Sylhet records another suspected measles death

, June 8 -- Another child has died showing symptoms of measles at MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet in last 24 hours till Monday morning, health officials said. The deceased was a 17-mont... Read More


New weekly diabetes injection shows strong results in clinical trial

, June 8 -- weekly diabetes medication, retatrutide, has demonstrated significant improvements in blood sugar control and weight loss among adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a Phase 3 clinical... Read More


AC technician dies after falling from sixth floor in Dhaka's Elephant Road

Dhaka, June 8 -- A man died after falling from the sixth floor of a building while installing an air conditioner in the capital's Elephant Road area on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Sh... Read More


Training Tomorrow's Dealmakers: U.S. Embassy trains youth on art of the deal

Dhaka, June 8 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen on Sunday joined the closing ceremony of "The Art of the Deal: American Excellence in Negotiation Skills" at Hotel Six Seasons, Gulsha... Read More


Businessman files case accusing Tourist Police officer, others of assault and extortion

Benapole, June 8 -- A businessman has filed a case with a court in Jashore accusing a member of the Tourist Police and four others of assaulting him and snatching cash over an alleged previous enmity.... Read More


Earthquake epicentred in Bhutan jolts Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 8 -- A mild earthquake was felt in capital Dhaka and parts of Bangladesh on Sunday night. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the tremor measured 5.6 on t... Read More


Man killed in lynch-mob attack in Manikganj

, June 8 -- mob attack over theft allegation in Bandail (Jianagar) village in Singair upazila of Manikganj early Monday. The victim was identified as Rajib, 40, a resident of Dattakhand village in Na... Read More


GK project redesigns pumping system to cope with falling Padma water levels

Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh's largest surface irrigation scheme, the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Irrigation Project, has undertaken a major redesign of its pumping system to enable water withdrawal from the P... Read More