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PM for boosting trade cooperation with Brazil

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today emphasised the necessity of boosting trade cooperation between Bangladesh and Brazil as there is a huge prospect of expansion of trade and business between the two countries.
8 January 2023, 09:02 AM

Bushra suffering in jail for 2 months for no crime: family

The family members of Amatullah Bushra said the private university student has been suffering in jail for two months for committing no crime.
8 January 2023, 08:25 AM

Youth dies as truck hits him in Rayerbazar

A youth died after a truck hit a rickshaw-van in Dhaka's Rayerbazar area this morning.
8 January 2023, 07:51 AM

5 Top Stories to Know Today

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8 January 2023, 07:06 AM

Bangladesh free from toxic DDT pesticide, says environment minister

Environment Minister Shahab Uddin officially declared Bangladesh free from dangerous DDT pesticide today.
8 January 2023, 07:00 AM

Fardin's death: Bushra gets bail finally

Amatullah Bushra, who was arrested following the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash, got bail today, two months after she was arrested from Banasree area.
8 January 2023, 06:32 AM

BRTA starts collecting fees from vehicles at new rate

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has started to collect fees at new rates from vehicle owners and drivers from today.
8 January 2023, 05:53 AM

8 flights diverted from Dhaka airport due to dense fog

Eight flights could not land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to thick fog today.
8 January 2023, 05:42 AM

Toddler dies after suffering burn injuries in Dhamrai fire

One of the five members of a family, who were burnt in a fire in Dhaka district's Dhamrai upazila yesterday, died at a city hospital early today.
8 January 2023, 04:59 AM

No bar to release Fakhrul, Abbas as SC upholds HC bail

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that on January 3 granted six-month ad-interim bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas in the case filed over Nayapaltan clashes.
8 January 2023, 04:26 AM

Cold brings misery for the little ones

As winter peaks, childhood pneumonia cases and deaths have increased around the country as reflected in the number of patients in the two major hospitals of Dhaka.
7 January 2023, 11:06 AM

BCL anniversary: rally stage breaks down during Quader's speech

A rally stage built to mark the 75th anniversary of Chhatra League at Dhaka University broke down this afternoon while Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader was delivering a speech.
6 January 2023, 10:56 AM

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6 January 2023, 06:54 AM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.46%

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 January 2023, 11:58 AM

Misconduct with judge: HC summons Brahmanbaria bar president, 2 others

The High Court today summoned Brahmanbaria Bar Association president and two other lawyers, directing them to appear on January 17 for misbehaving and scolding the judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 in Brahmanbaria and for creating chaos in the courtroom on January 2.
5 January 2023, 11:21 AM

5 handed life sentences for 2004 murder of DU student

A Dhaka court today sentenced five people to life in prison for killing Dhaka University student Monirul Islam Bipu in the capital's Demra in 2004.
5 January 2023, 11:13 AM

Mild cold wave may continue

A mild cold wave is sweeping across Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts and it may continue, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said this morning.
5 January 2023, 07:00 AM

Tk 582cr embezzlement: HC orders ACC to probe allegations against Poton Traders

The High Court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to conduct an enquiry into the allegation against Poton Traders, a contracting firm, of embezzling 72,000 tonnes of imported chemical fertiliser for which the government lost Tk 582 crore.
5 January 2023, 06:28 AM

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5 January 2023, 06:08 AM

'Bangladesh wants more petroleum products from India at affordable price'

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has expressed Bangladesh's interest in importing more petroleum products at an affordable price from India.
4 January 2023, 16:49 PM