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5 get life imprisonment for 2005 murder in Pirojpur

, March 17 -- A Pirojpur court on Monday convicted five people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for shooting and killing a man during a robbery in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur district in 2005... Read More


Japan's rice prices keep rising amid gov't intervention

Tokyo, March 17 -- The average prices of rice at supermarkets across Japan reached 4,077 yen per 5 kg (about 27.5 U.S. dollars) in the week ending March 9, nearly doubling from the same period last ye... Read More


Iraq, Turkiye discuss ties, energy cooperation

Baghdad, March 17 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met here Monday with visiting Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar to discuss bilateral relations and... Read More


Mother of three raped in Narsingdi

Narsingdi, March 17 -- The mother of three children was allegedly raped by a youth and the incident was reportedly filmed in Narsingdi's Raipura upazila on Sunday night. The accused Rakib Miah, 32, i... Read More


Bangladesh, Australia want cooperation to enable mobility of skilled workforce

, March 17 -- Bangladesh and Australia on Monday emphasized enhancing collaboration between Bangladesh's Technical Training Centres (TTCs) and Australia's Technical and Further Education (TAFE) for en... Read More


2.01 lakh families get Rs two lakhs each assistance under sustained livelihood scheme: Minister

Patna, March 17 -- A total of 2.01 lakhs families, earlier engaged in liquor selling business, have been given financial assistance of Rs two lakh each for launching their own ventures to earn livelih... Read More


Taxpayers urged to avail one-time interest waiver scheme: K Haritha

Hyderabad, March 17 -- K Haritha, IAS, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Telangana, has appealed to taxpayers to take advantage of the one-time interest and penalty waiver scheme offered by the govern... Read More


BKSP Crush Thakurgaon DSA 16-1 in Women's Development Cup Hockey

Dhaka, March 17 -- Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) continued their dominant run in the BRAC Bank Women's Development Cup Hockey 2025, securing a massive 16-1 victory over Thakurgaon DSA at ... Read More


Maharashtra: Middle aged woman, minor girl killed in separate leopard attacks

Nandurbar, March 17 -- Two people - a woman and a 10-year-old girl - died in separate leopard attacks in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district this weekend, officials said on Monday. Both incidents took p... Read More


Day temperatures above normal at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal

Pune, March 17 -- Day temperatures were markedly above normal (5.1degC or more) at isolated places over Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh; at a few places over east Uttar Pradesh; appre... Read More