Dhaka: Eight people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Monday morning, the second-highest single-day death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year, while 1,733 new cases were reported, the highest daily tally so far this year.
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Dhaka: The 3-day 13th Asian Tourism Fair (ATF) 2026, showcasing travel and tourism offerings from home and abroad, will begin in Dhaka on Thursday at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB). Details of the fair were unveiled at a press co…
Colombo: An agreement between the government of Sri Lanka and the BIMSTEC Secretariat was signed in Colombo recently to establish the ‘BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility’ in Sri Lanka. This marks a significant milestone in advancing regional coopera…
Islami bank tower: A clash broke out between dismissed Islami Bank employees appointed during the tenure of S Alam and Socheton Grohok Forum, a customers’ platform, in front of Islami Bank Tower in the capital’s Motijheel area on Monday.
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Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase has approved the acquisition of nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to be delivered in 2026. This decision was made during the committee’s 44th meeting of the year, chaired by Finance Minister A…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has condemned and strongly protested the display of a controversial photograph of Muhammad Ali Jinnah from 1948 at the historical museum of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). In a press s…
Dhaka: Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Monday to perform Umrah. He along with his wife departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at 6:10pm, according to a press release.
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Gazipur: The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested three people, including the ‘boyfriend’ of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a briefcase and a plastic sack in a canal in Gazipur, for their alleged involvement in her murder and…
Dhaka: The Cyber Police Centre (CPC) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested four members of an alleged online gambling and money laundering syndicate that used bank accounts and cryptocurrency platforms to transfer gambling procee…