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Khulna division reports 56 suspected measles cases in 24 hours

, April 5 -- A total of 56 more children, showing symptoms consistent with measles, were admitted to hospitals across 10 districts of Khulna division in the 24 hours till Saturday afternoon. During t... Read More


Gandharbpur project expected to transform Dhaka's water supply: France

Dhaka, April 5 -- Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet on Sunday met Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and their dis... Read More


Crude oil crisis: Bangladesh's only refinery faces imminent shutdown after April 10

Dhaka, April 5 -- Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), the country's sole state-owned oil refinery, is on the verge of a temporary shutdown as crude oil imports have remained suspended for the last one and... Read More


BKMEA urges PM to amend "Complex" provisions of labour ordinance 2025, to stabilize industry

Dhaka, April 5 -- The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has called upon the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament to reconsider and amend several provisions of the... Read More


5 sentenced to death in Chattogram college student Shawon murder case

Dhaka, April 5 -- A court in Chattogram on Sunday sentenced five members of a gang to death in connection with the murder of college student Fosiur Rahman Shawon 18 years ago. The verdict was deliver... Read More


BCCCI presents proposals to NBR ahead of budget

Dhaka, April 5 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) held a pre-budget consultation meeting with the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCCI) at its office in Dhaka's Agargaon ahead of... Read More


Uncle, nephew die of electrocution in Jhenaidah

Jhenaidah, April 5 -- A man and his nephew died after being electrocuted in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Sarkar, 50, and his nephew Nur Alam, 35. ... Read More


Two killed as minibus hits standing truck in Gazipur

Gazipur, April 5 -- Two people were killed and at least 10 others injured when a minibus hit a standing truck at Konabari on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Sunday evening. The identities of the victims... Read More


Consular Corps in Bangladesh elects new executive committee

Dhaka, April 5 -- The Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday at Lamda Hall of Gulshan Club in Dhaka, where a new Executive Committee for the 2026-2027 term ... Read More


Upstream rains flood haors, endangers boro harvest

, April 5 -- Thousands of hectares of boro paddy in Sunamganj's haor areas are under threat as severe waterlogging triggered by unusually heavy upstream rainfall continues to inundate croplands across... Read More