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4 children of a family drown in Meherpur water body

Meherpur, Nov. 9 -- Four school children drowned in a water body (beel) while collecting water lilies at Rajnagar village in Sadar upazila in Meherpur district on Sunday. The deceased were identified... Read More


25 held in Dhaka over 'plan to release 100,000 balloons with AL slogans'

, Nov. 9 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) have arrested 25 leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated bodies in separate drives in the capital over 24 hours till 8 am... Read More


5 killed, 12 injured in Myanmar road crash

YANGON, Nov. 9 -- Five people were killed and 12 others injured in a car accident in eastern Myanmar's Shan state on Sunday, an official from the Myanmar Fire Services Department said. The accident o... Read More


DSEX falls 68 points at week's start as CSE also declines

, Nov. 9 -- The week started on a weak note as the Dhaka Stock Exchange's DSEX fell 68 points to 4,899, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange's all-share index dropped 35 points. The DSE's Shariah-base... Read More


Deadly fungal 'superbug' spreading in Bangladesh NICUs: icddr,b study

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A new study by icddr,b has found that a highly drug-resistant fungal 'superbug' called Candida auris is spreading within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Bangladesh, posing a ... Read More


BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 206.42 cr in Oct

, Nov. 9 -- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized arms, ammunition, drugs and other contraband items worth Tk 206.42 crore during anti-smuggling drives across the country, especially in bord... Read More


End hunger strike, follow legal path: EC to Tarek

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Sunday urged Aam Janatar Dal member secretary Tarek Rahman, who is on a hunger strike demanding registration of his party, to... Read More


Light of Hope Ventures unites agritech innovators at Agro-Founder Connect

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Over a hundred agritech entrepreneurs, investors, and development partners gathered at the Interactive Cares Skill Center in Dhanmondi on Friday for Agro-Founder Connect, an event hos... Read More


Dhaka slams Rajnath Singh's remarks on Prof Yunus as 'incorrect, not respectful'

, Nov. 9 -- Bangladesh on Sunday described the recent comments made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus as 'incorrect' and 'not respectful of propriety and dipl... Read More


Fakhrul calls 'all national crises' staged dramas to mislead people

Thakurgaon, Nov. 9 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that all the ongoing crises in the country are 'staged dramas' orchestrated to mislead people who 'only care a... Read More