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Stocks slide in early trade as DSEX loses 20 points

, Feb. 22 -- Trading at the country's two bourses witnessed a downward trend in the first half of Sunday's session, with key indices falling at both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges. At the D... Read More


Daganbhuiyan's Dadna canal regains flow after clean-up drive

, Feb. 22 -- clogged Dadna canal in Daganbhuiyan has regained its natural flow after a clean-up drive removed years of accumulated waste and debris, ending more than two decades of stagnation. For ov... Read More


2 killed as bus rams into human hauler in Jatrabari

, Feb. 22 -- Two people were killed when a bus rammed into a human hauler, locally known as a Leguna, in Jatrabari area of the capital on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Azizul Islam, 58, son... Read More


Selima Rahman remains hospitalised with cardiac complications

, Feb. 22 -- BNP Standing Committee Member and former minister Selima Rahman remained under treatment at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of United Hospital in the capital with cardiac complications. She... Read More


Saudi Ambassador meets PM Tarique Rahman

, Feb. 22 -- Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Abdullah ibn Dhafer ibn Ubayya paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday. The meeting was held at 11am at the Cabinet Division... Read More


JCD leader attends father's funeral on parole with rope tied around waist

, Feb. 22 -- A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Alauddin Patwari attended his father's funeral in Rajbari on Saturday night after being granted temporary parole. The JCD leader joined t... Read More


Low pressure over equatorial Indian Ocean, Southeast Bay: BMD

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A low pressure area has formed over the Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify, according to the lates... Read More


Pakistan, New Zealand clash in high-stakes Super Eight opener

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- All eyes are on Colombo as Pakistan and New Zealand face off in the opening Super Eight match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. With semi-final ... Read More


Party affiliation won't protect extortionists: Tuku

Sirajganj, Feb. 21 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Friday warned that the government will take strict action against extortionists, regardless of their polit... Read More


Inqilab, azadi not words that belong in Bangla: Iqbal Hasan Tuku

Sirajganj, Feb. 21 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has said that the Bengali language has no connection with the words 'Inqilab' and 'Azadi'. "If the people of... Read More