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Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes on trial over 1MDB mega-scandal

Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleads not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial today over a multi-billion-dollar fraud, almost a year after his shock election loss.
3 April 2019

4G only in papers, not in reality

None of the mobile operators can ensure 4G services outside Dhaka city, says a report published by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
3 April 2019

Midday Brief, Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on April 3, 2019
3 April 2019

Carrying flammable substances inside Sundarbans banned

Bangladesh has prohibited carrying any type of flammable substances inside the Sundarbans to prevent occurrences of fire at the world heritage site in summer.
3 April 2019

IPDC Young Professional Summit 2019 held at DU

Dhaka University Career Club, one of the prominent clubs of Dhaka University, arranges the ‘DUCC Presents- IPDC Young Professional Summit 2019’ on DU campus.
3 April 2019

Unfroggetable: Endangered Bolivian amphibians get long-awaited first date

The fate of an endangered aquatic frog species may just rest on this love story.
3 April 2019

HC stays ACC summon on JP’s Howlader

The notice on Jatiya Party leader ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader to appear before Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been stayed for four weeks by the High Court.
3 April 2019

DMCH inks deal for Physiotrack testing

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for pilot testing of Physiotrack.
3 April 2019

‘Financial products are empowering rural women’

Financial products for women and the digital revolution are playing a big role in empowering the rural women entrepreneurs, speakers said at a programme.
3 April 2019

6 fraudsters held in Mirpur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members claimed to have arrested six of a fraud gang, who in guise of customs officials used to deceive people and realise money from them.
3 April 2019

Chinese pet owners seek recourse in traditional cures

Traditional Chinese veterinary medicine has a history going back thousands of years. It originated in primitive Chinese society when people started domesticating animals. Veterinary education started as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and the first veterinary hospital was built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
3 April 2019

Construction of illegal building: Govt to extend support for disposal of cases

The government will provide assistance to the attorney general’s office and the prosecution for quick disposal of the cases filed in connection with illegal constructions of buildings in Dhaka, Law Minister Anisul Haq says.
3 April 2019

Tougher demo if no action against attackers by April 8: Nur

Ducsu VP Nurul Haq Nur threatens to launch a tougher movement if the authorities of Dhaka University do not take any action by April 8 against those who assaulted him and a resident student in two separate incidents.
3 April 2019

PM opens, lays foundation stones of 24 economic zones

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 65 uplift schemes including 24 economic zones, opening up a new horizon in industrialization and employment for country’s overall development.
3 April 2019

Housewife burnt to death in Kushtia fire

A housewife is burnt to death in a fire that broke out at her house at Ramchandrapur village in Kushtia’s Bheramara upazila.
3 April 2019

Quader may be released from hospital on Friday or Saturday

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who is now undergoing treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, is likely to get clearance from the hospital on Friday or Saturday next.
3 April 2019

Labour unrest disrupts production at DEPZ

Sweeping labour unrest has disrupted production at most of the garments factories in Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ). In face of protests, believed to have sprung from one factory, authorities have closed down most of the factories for the day.
3 April 2019

LGBT officials call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels in Los Angeles

Officials and LGBTQ leaders in California join a growing chorus of people calling for a boycott of Brunei-owned hotels in the Los Angeles area.
3 April 2019

'Bangladesh will achieve 8% growth in FY19'

Bangladesh’s economy will grow at 8 per cent in the fiscal 2019, Asian Development Bank has said in its bright outlook for the economy.
3 April 2019

Trump says '100%' ready to shut down Mexico border

President Donald Trump says that he is "100 percent" prepared to close down the US-Mexico border, warning Congress and Central American governments to take action to stem the flow of migrants into the country.
3 April 2019