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2 schoolboys drown in Uttara lake

Two schoolboys drowned while bathing in a lake in Diabari area of Uttara sector-18 in the capital on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Md Ashraf, 15, and Tamim, 15, students of class nine of a high school in Mirpur.Md Alam Hossain, senior station officer of Uttara Fire Station, said...

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Decomposed body of woman found in Badda

The police recovered the half-melted body of an unidentified woman from a tin-shed house in Badda area of the capital on Saturday.Police recovered her body from the house in Satarkul East Padardiya area around 11:30 on Saturday. Later, the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) ...

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RMG workers’ demo disrupts traffic on Airport road

Vehicular movement on Airport road remained suspended for half an hour as the workers of a garment factory put barricade on the road demanding payment of salary and dues.Abu Saleh Md Raihan, joint commissioner (traffic north) of DMP, said hundreds of workers of the factory put up barricade on Mohakh...

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13 more dengue patients hospitalised

Thirteen more patients were hospitalised with dengu fever during the last 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of them, eight were admitted in Dhaka hospitals, while the rest were outside the capital.A total of 114 patients are now receiving treatment at hospitals...

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New BGMEA committee pays homage to Bangabandhu

Newly elected committee of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his Mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj.After laying the wreath, the BGMEA leaders stood in sol...

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Two killed as pick-up van runs over them in Gazipur

Two people were killed when a pickup van rammed a parked truck at Chandra Palli Bidyut area of the Dhaka-Tangail highway at Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur district early Friday.Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Naojor Highway Police Station, said a chicken-laden pickup van rammed a truck...

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Ten Bangladeshi fishermen abducted from Naf River

Members of Arakan Army, the separatist armed group in Myanmar, reportedly abducted 10 Bangladeshi fishermen from the Naf River in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday morning.The fishermen were Jane Alam, 35, Abdur Rahim, 40, Anwarul Islam, 37, Saiful Islam, 30, Ayubul Islam, 30, Shaheen, 20, Abdur Rahim, 5...

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Body of youth found in Khilgaon

Police recovered a blood-stained body on Ice-cream Factory Lane at North Goran in Khilgaon of the capital on Thursday morning.The victim was identified as Habibur Rahman, 28, resident of Meradia Commissioner Road at Kosaibari of Demra. He was a drug addict.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khilgaon Pol...

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Ex-BNP leader ZA Khan passes away

Former BNP leader Major General (retd) Abu Ahmed Zahirul Amin Khan (ZA Khan) has passed away. He was 79.Family sources confirmed that ZA Khan breathed his last at his Gulshan residence around 11 am on Wednesday.He left behind wife, two sons, and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his deat...

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Bangladesh Seeks Cooperation from China for Vision-2041

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam met China International Development Corporation Agency Chairman Lu Zhaohui in Beijing during his visit to China on Tuesday, said a press release.The meeting focused on identifying areas of cooperation from the Chinese gover...

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More training centers to set up for making skilled workforce

There are 150 technical institutes and centers in the country to make workers skilled and send them abroad. Efforts are underway to establish 100 more training centers in the country.State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury this while speaking as the ch...

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65-day fishing ban starts from May 20

To ensure the sustainable extraction and preservation of marine fishery resources, 65 days fishing restriction is imposing in the Bay of Bengal of the country. The restriction prohibits fishing of any species by all types of fishing vessels from May 20 to July 23.Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md....

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7 get life for abduction, killing of schoolboy in Gazipur

A Gazipur court on Monday sentenced seven people to life-term rigorous imprisonment for killing a schoolboy after abducting him in 2013.Md Bahauddin Qazi, the judge of 2nd Additional District and Sessions Court in Gazipur, delivered the verdict on Monday afternoon.The court also fined the convicts T...

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20 get IAB Awards 2023

The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) recently held its prestigious award ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka. Winners were announced for the IAB Gold Medal 2023, IAB Awards 2023, and IAB Interior Design Awards 2023. The winners were selected from various categories incl...

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Bangladeshi worker dies in Singapore

A migrant worker from Bangladesh working at a salvage yard in Sungei Kadut of Singapore was struck in the neck by a forklift and later died of his wounds.The Straits Times understands the forklift driver at Beng Cheng Metal did not call for an ambulance after the incident on 16 April, which happened...

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Call for increasing budgetary allocation to tackle non-communicable diseases

Speakers at a workshop on Monday emphasized the critical need for sufficient funding in the national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 to effectively tackle the escalating prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the leading causes of death in Bangladesh.They said that NCDs, including heart ...

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Forest officials must ensure conservation of forests: Saber

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday said officials of forest department must ensure conservation and protection of biodiversity, forests and wildlife. "The forest officials should contribute to creating desired afforestation in the country,&quo...

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Five ARA members held with arm in Cox’s Bazar

The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained five active members of the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA), an armed organisation in Rakhine, with local and foreign weapons at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar on Sunday.The detained Mohammad Jubair, 22, the commander of the ARA, Dil Mohammad, 35, M...

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‘Decision to double support to climate adaptation must be implemented’

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that the decision to double the support for climate adaptation activities should be implemented.  He said, Bangladesh needs international support for full implementation of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan, National Adapt...

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Arafat joins ministerial confce on drug trafficking in Mauritius

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has joined the First Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking and Substance Abuse in the Western Indian Ocean in Mauritius.The conference was held at Intercontinental Resort in Balaclava, Mauritius on Thursday, according to a pres...