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Microsoft to cut 4,800 jobs, including 1,600 at Xbox, amid gaming business overhaul

, July 7 -- Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1% of its global workforce, including around 1,600 positions in its Xbox gaming division, as the company restructures the business to improve it... Read More


Lifer dies at Kushtia jail

Kushtia, July 7 -- A prisoner, who had been serving a life imprisonment in a rape case, died at Kushtia District Jail on Tuesday night after falling ill. The deceased was identified as Ariful Islam, ... Read More


Wednesday's HSC exams in Ctg, Rangamati postponed due to floods

Dhaka, July 7 -- Wednesday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in Chattogram and Rangamati districts under the Chattogram Education Board have been postponed due to the pr... Read More


Faruk Ahmed takes charge as Highway Police chief

Dhaka, July 7 -- Additional Inspector General (Additional IGP) of police Faruk Ahmed on Tuesday took charge as the chief of Highway Police. According to a press release issued by Police Headquarters,... Read More


Wednesday's HSC exams in Ctg, Rangamati, Cox's Bazar postponed due to floods

Dhaka, July 7 -- Wednesday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in Chattogram, Rangamati and Cox's Bazar districts under the Chattogram Education Board have been postponed ... Read More


DMP arrests 406 in 24-hour drive across capital

, July 7 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 406 people in separate drives across the capital over the past 24 hours until 6.00am on Tuesday and filed 50 cases during the period. Accordin... Read More


BGB seizes smuggled goods worth over Tk 307.65cr in June

Dhaka, July 7 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth more than Tk 307.65 crore during drives conducted across border areas and other parts of the country in June. The recovered ... Read More


DAE declared tobacco-free to protect public health

Dhaka, July 7 -- The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) on Tuesday officially declared all of its premises as 100 percent free from smoke and tobacco in line with the national directive. DAE ... Read More


Jamuna erosion intensifies in Sirajganj; rising river waters devour homes, cropland

Sirajganj, July 7 -- Severe riverbank erosion has hit several char areas in Sirajganj as the Jamuna River continues to swell due to upstream hill runoff and persistent rainfall, sweeping away homes, e... Read More


Two killed as truck rams two human haulers in Khulna

Khulna, July 7 -- Two people were killed and eight others injured when a truck rammed into two battery-run human haulers at Harintana in Khulna city on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sheikh... Read More