Crocodile drags girl into shrine pond, body found
The body of an eight-year-old girl was recovered early Tuesday, hours after she was dragged into the pond of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali Shrine in...
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‘Legal gaps let criminals walk free’
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said criminals often return to the streets soon after arrest because of weaknesses in existing laws, adding that the...
17,689 pilgrims back home, 42 deaths reported
A total of 17,689 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia so far through 43 return flights after performing the holy Hajj. Meanwhile,...
Dhaka wants safe Rohingya repatriation
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has urged Norway and the international community to play a stronger role in ensuring the safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of...
Netanyahu backtracks on Beirut strike plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under criticism from both allies and opponents after deciding not to proceed with a threatened strike on Hezbollah...
Proposal to rename TTC after Khaleda rejected
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday rejected a proposal to rename the Keraniganj Technical Training Centre (TTC) after former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, saying...
Islami Bank customers continue demo demanding removal of new chairman
A section of Islami Bank customers continued demonstration in front of the bank headquarters at Dilkusha in Motijheel area for the second consecutive day on...
Ctg Hill Tracts minister Dipen Dewan resigns
Dipen Dewan, minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has resigned from his post citing physical illness. He submitted his resignation letter to the Prime Minister...
MP Masud draws flak over viral ‘power’ remarks
Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, member of parliament for Patuakhali-2 constituency, has drawn criticism after a video of his speech at an Eid reunion programme went...
Fuel price adjustment in B’desh limited
Prime Minister’s Office Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Monday said the government has made only a limited adjustment to fuel prices considering the rising trend in...
Fair price on paper, throwaway rate in mkt
Bangladesh’s rawhide market has once again exposed a deep crisis in one of the country’s most promising export-linked industries. Every year after Eid-ul-Azha, millions of...
Measles death toll rises to 588
The overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 588 since March 15 as three more children died from suspected measles in 24 hours till...