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Derailment halts Dhaka-Chattogram main rail link in Cumilla

Cumilla, Oct. 21 -- bound Karnaphuli commuter train derailed in Azgara area near Laksam upazila in Cumilla on Wednesday, disrupting train movement on Dhaka-Chattogram main railway line. However, trai... Read More


Cyberattack hits State Bank of India, exposes customer records

NEW DELHI, Oct. 21 -- India's largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), said on Wednesday that a cyberattack by hackers breached the organization's data, resulting in the disclosure of 3,897 customer r... Read More


Biogas plants to be expanded to remote areas within 2 yrs: State Minister

Cox's Bazar, Oct. 21 -- State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Aminul Haque on Wednesday said the government has taken an initiative to expand sustainable biogas technology to grassroots levels to ef... Read More


Mother, daughter killed in Ctg road crash

, Oct. 21 -- A woman and her daughter were killed and four others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Barabkunda area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram district on Wednesday. T... Read More


Juvenile delinquency: Why teens turn to crime and how Bangladesh can intervene

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- year-old Ishiyat Shahriar Oprotim, the son of a university teacher, left home in Cumilla on September 18 with his mother's iPhone to take photographs, his family had no reason to fea... Read More


Shama Obaed emphasises girls' education, opportunities to end child marriage

, Oct. 21 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has emphasised the need to address underlying socio-economic factors, including poverty, social norms, school dropout rates and limite... Read More


Harmony: Diplomatic community joins Durga Puja celebrations in Bangladesh

, Oct. 21 -- Members of the diplomatic community in Bangladesh joined Durga Puja celebrations at temples and pandals in Dhaka and beyond, extending greetings to the Hindu community and highlighting th... Read More


Bus involved in Natore crash lacked valid fitness certificate: Probe body chief

Natore, Oct. 21 -- on collision with a truck that killed 14 people in Natore's Baraigram upazila was being operated despite its fitness certificate having expired, said probe body chief Additional Dis... Read More


3 burnt in Tongi explosion from 'gas leak'

Gazipur, Oct. 21 -- Three members of a family suffer burn injuries in an explosion apparently from accumulated gas due to leak in gas pipeline at a house in Cherag Ali Market area of Tongi in Gazipur ... Read More


Coastal flood damage in Asia-Pacific may reach $739b by 2100: ADB

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Annual coastal flood damage in Asia and the Pacific could reach up to $739 billion by 2100 from around $27 billion at present unless countries invest in adaptation measures, accordin... Read More