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PM Hasina expresses shock over Bailey Road building blaze

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed dozens of lives.

Bailey Road fire: Death toll reaches 45

A total of 44 people died in a fire that broke out at a seven-storey building in Dhaka’s Bailey Road on Thursday night.

PUST VC, UGC chairman sued over irregularities in recruitment

A case has been filed against four people, including the vice chancellor of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) and the chairman of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, on charge of irregularities in recruitment.

TCB to procure 1.10 crore litres of soybean oil, 10,000 MT lentil for OMS

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 1.10 crore litres of edible oil and 10,000 metric tons of lentil to sell through its open market sale (OMS) programme.

US urges Israel to let Muslims worship at Al-Aqsa during Ramadan

The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there

2-month-long ban on fishing in Padma-Meghna sanctuary starts March 1

A two-month-long ban on all kinds of fishing including jatka (hilsa fry) in the 70-km Padma-Meghna sanctuary area will come into effect on March 1, impacting 43,000 registered fishermen in Chandpur

Dhaka air world’s worst this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI of 313 at 8:31 am on Thursday.

Govt fixes Ramadan office timing

All offices of the government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies will function from 9:00am to 3:30pm during the upcoming month of holy Ramadan.

School van carrying children running with risky

A school van carrying innocent children is running in the center of the city road with taking risk. A serious accident can take place anytime. The photograph was taken from Norda area of Baridhara in the capital on Wednesday (September 20).

Israel and Hamas indicate no deal is imminent after Biden signals Gaza cease-fire could be close

Israel and Hamas on Tuesday played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in talks for a cease-fire in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to pause its offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some hostages

Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 274 at 9 am on Wednesday morning .

SSC questions leaked before exam in Kurigram: Two individuals interrogated

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) question papers were leaked just before the commencement of the examinations at Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram on Tuesday

31 dead in Mali after bus plunges off bridge

Thirty-one people were killed in Mali on Tuesday and 10 others wounded when a bus travelling toward Burkina Faso fell off a bridge in the country's southeast, the transport ministry said.

Warm welcome to Martin Macvicar

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Combilift Limited, Ireland, Martin Macvicar, was warmly welcomed to Dhaka.

Electricity and gas prices to go up in the first week of March

The government is set to hike electricity and energy prices from the first week of March in its efforts to reduce subsidy bills from the state coffer, said State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today.

PM asks police to serve people, control terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the police force to serve the people and play an active role in containing militancy, terrorism and corruption.

Viqarunnisa’s Azimpur campus math teacher arrested over ‘sexual harassment’

A mathematics teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College’s Azimpur campus in Dhaka was arrested today, shortly after he had been suspended for alleged sexual harassment.

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 181 at 9 am this morning (February 27, 2024).

DU entry test: 2 arrested on fraud charges over question paper leak

Law enforcers have arrested two people on charge of cheating admission seekers regarding question paper leak of entry tests of Dhaka University (DU). A web-based crime investigation team of Detective Branch (DB)-Cyber & Special Crime unit (north) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested them after con