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KCC forms committee to investigate fuel theft
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) has formed a fresh three-member committee to investigate an alleged fuel theft incident involving one of its vehicles. According to an...
2 arrested for attempted robbery on tourists in Sundarbans
The Coast Guard has arrested two miscreants during an attack and attempted robbery on tourists in the Sundarbans. Lt. Commander Sabbir Alam Sujan said that...
Workshop on learning gaps in Char areas held in Bogura
Speakers at the workshop pointed out that recurrent floods, river erosion, poverty, and infrastructural limitations disrupt the continuity of education in char regions. They stressed...
Workers’ stages protest in N’ganj over unpaid wages
Workers at an export-oriented cotton mill in Rupganj, Narayanganj staged protests demanding unpaid wages and allowances, leading to a blockade of the Dhaka-Sylhet highway. The...
Health officials urge to expand mr vaccination coverage
Civil Surgeon Dr Mosammat Mahfuza Khatun stressed the need to strengthen household-level verification to ensure herd immunity against measles and called for increased public awareness...
Iran says it wants a ‘comprehensive agreement’ with US
Iran will only accept “a fair and comprehensive agreement” in its negotiations with the US on ending the war in the Middle East, its foreign...
2 held for slitting throat of fish trader
Police have arrested the wife and son of fish trader Rafiqul Islam Rubel (45) for allegedly slitting his throat in Bishnupur village under Singra upazila...
500 rabies vaccine ready to work in Victoria Hospital
The Narayanganj District Council has supplied 500 doses of rabies vaccine to Narayanganj General (Victoria) Hospital to address a prolonged shortage and support public health...
Unripe lychees flood Ishwardi markets, fetch high prices
Immature lychees have started appearing in markets across Ishwardi, widely known as the country’s “lychee capital,” well before the peak harvesting season, raising concerns among...
Mayor takes tough stance on waterlogging in Chattogram
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr. Shahadat Hossain has taken a firm stance to expedite efforts to resolve the city’s persistent waterlogging problem, conducting field...
Old man stabbed to death, 3 held
An elderly man, Ashu Mia, was stabbed to death in Hossainpur upazila of Kishoreganj on Monday evening following a dispute over drying paddy straw. The...