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January 27, 2023

Water pump caretaker stabbed dead in Habiganj

A 55-year-old caretaker of a water pump was stabbed dead allegedly by miscreants in Lakhai upazila of the district early Friday.Lal Miah was a resident of Jhirunda village under the upazila.Locals and police said the victim used to work as a guard of a…

Unidentified man’s body found in city

Police recovered the body of a man from the city’s Lalbagh police station area on Friday.The identity of the deceased, aged around 35, could not be ascertained immediately, said police.Nuton Miah, sub-inspector (SI) of Lalbagh police station, said they…

Unidentified man’s body recovered from Jatrabari pavement

The body of an unidentified man was recovered from a pavement of the capital’s Jatrabari Thursday, police said.The identity of the deceased could not immediately be confirmed.The man was found lying on the pavement on Kutubkhali Bridge around 7:30am.On…

3 members of gang of thieves held in Kurigram

Police arrested three alleged members of a gang of thieves in Sadar upazila of Kurigram on Thursday night.The arrestees are Asif Iqbal ,40, of Hospital Para area, Saddam, 29, of the same area and Hridoy, 26, of Horikes Madhyapara area.A team of Sadar p…

Don’t believe rumors about new textbooks: Dipu Moni

Education minister Dr. Dipu Moni on Saturday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to any rumors over content of NCTB textbooks, stating no book said humans evolved from monkeys.“Rather, the textbook stated that humans did not evolve from mon…

Myanmar opium cultivation surged 33% amid violence, UN finds

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and the faltering economy has led more people toward the dru…

AI wildfire detection bill gets initial approval in Colorado

A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history scorched nearly 1,100 homes, Colorado lawmakers are considering joining other Western states by adopting artificial intelligence in the hopes of detecting blazes before they burn out of …

One held with 20kg venison from Sundarbans

The forest department officials on Thursday evening detained a man with 20kg venison from the Nilkamal area of the Sundarbans in Khulna.The detainee was identified as Hiru Akon of Barguna.Two sent to jail for possessing deer meat in BholaZahirul Islam,…

BD parliamentary team attends PUIC meeting in Algeria

A three-member team of Bangladesh Parliament on Friday participated in the 48th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUIC) in Algeria.The head of Bangladesh delegation and also the chairman of the Parliame…

UK Treasury chief: Tax cuts must wait for inflation to fall

Britain’s Treasury chief said Friday that taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes, resisting calls from some in the governing Conservative Party for immediate tax breaks for businesses and voters.At a speech in London, Chancellor of the E…

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