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Nepal thanks Bangladesh for offer of assistance

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Nepal has thanked the Government of Bangladesh for its offer of assistance and noted that Nepal would remain in close coordination with Bangladesh regarding any specific assistance t... Read More


22m Bangladeshi children face extra heat stress from climate change

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Climate change is already exposing millions of children in Bangladesh to additional dangerous heat stress, with 22 million children aged 0-9. Around 79% of all children in this age ... Read More


Dhaka traffic police take on growing role in fighting street crime

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- They are supposed to keep traffic moving, untangle gridlocks and enforce road rules. But on Dhaka's crowded streets, traffic police are increasingly finding themselves in a different... Read More


US Congressional staff delegation visits Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- A delegation of U.S. Congressional staff accompanied by officials from UNHCR's Multi-Country Office in Washington, D.C., visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar and the Off... Read More


After eight years, Barui Para bridge in Narail nears completion

, Aug. 26 -- After nearly eight years of delays, design changes and repeated extensions, construction of the much-awaited Barui Para Bridge over the Nabaganga River in Kalia upazila is finally nearing... Read More


Couple electrocuted in Jhenaidah

, Aug. 26 -- An elderly couple died after being electrocuted while operating an electric grass-cutting machine in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Wednesday morning. The deceased were Amarendra Nath... Read More


Man beaten to death by 'elder brother' in Cumilla

, Aug. 26 -- A man was beaten to death allegedly by his elder brother over a family dispute at Kakiarchar Paschimpara in Burichong upazila of Cumilla district on Tuesday night. The deceased was ident... Read More


PM saddened by Nepal flood deaths, pledges support

Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow over the loss of lives caused by devastating floods in Nepal and offered Bangladesh's support to the Himala... Read More


Bhutan King makes brief stopover in Dhaka, meets President

, Aug. 26 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir welcomed Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Wednesday as the Bhutanese monarch made a stop... Read More


Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed with due solemnity

, Aug. 26 -- e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), observed across the country on Wednesday with due religious reverence and solemnity. On this day in 57... Read More