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8 burnt in Narayanganj gas explosion

Dhaka, March 3 -- Eight people sustained severe burns in a gas explosion caused by a leakage in Narayanganj's Dhakeshwari 2 area early Monday. The incident occurred at around 3:30 am when a gas line ... Read More


Women Entrepreneurs organize 3-day trade fair at Gulshan Shooting Club

Dhaka, March 3 -- The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) is going to organize a three-day international trade fair for women from March 6. More than 200 entrepreneurs from all over ... Read More


ACC seizes domestic assets worth over Tk 10,000 crore in 6 months

Dhaka, March 3 -- Corruption Commission ( ACC) seized assets worth TK 10,310 crore in the country and Tk 165 crore abroad in the last six months. ACC Director General (Prevention) Md. Akhter Hossain ... Read More


Basic changes needed in project formulation and approval: Planning Adviser

Dhaka, March 3 -- Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said he wanted to bring some basic changes in the way projects are conceived and approved, but failed to do so due to giving less atte... Read More


Dignified return remains primary solution to Rohingya crisis: Filippo Grandi

Dhaka, March 3 -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said a dignified, voluntary, safe and sustainable return to Myanmar remains the primary solution to the Rohingya crisis. Efforts... Read More


Fire breaks out at oil shop in Rajshahi; owner dies

, March 3 -- A fire broke out at an oil shop at Madariganj in Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday. Touhidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bagmara Police Station, said the fire originated fro... Read More


With the Gaza ceasefire in limbo, Israel tries to impose an alternative plan on Hamas

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Israel this week introduced what it said was a new U.S. ceasefire plan - different from the one it agreed to in January - and is trying to force Hamas to accept it by imposing a... Read More


Stadium in Purbachal renamed as 'National Cricket Ground'

, March 3 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the renaming of the Sheikh Hasina International Cricket Stadium in Purbachal to the National Cricket Ground (NCG). The decision came duri... Read More


3 killed in truck-ambulance collision in Rajshahi

, March 3 -- Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and an ambulance on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway at Razabari in Godagari upazila of Rajsha... Read More


Govt approves revised ADP prioritising transport and communication

, March 3 -- The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday approved a Tk 2,16,000 crore Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year with the highest priority given to the t... Read More