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Ad-Din expresses regret over unfortunate incident involving journos

Ad-Din Hospital authorities have expressed their sincere regret over an unfortunate incident related to journalists on May 30. A press release issued on Sunday morning, signed by Tarikul Islam Mukul,

Working people retuning capital after Eid vacation

After a long seven-day holiday for Eid-ul-Azha, working people from different parts of the country have started returning to the capital Dhaka. However, compared to previous years, the pressure of

Asif Mahmud took Tk 15cr, Hasnat Tk 10cr from Cumilla Zila Parishad, claims administrator

Cumilla Zila Parishad administrator Mostak Mia has claimed that National Citizen Party spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and chief organiser (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah took a total of Tk 25 crore

Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find

Mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of the world’s most common insect repellent with a tasty meal — and after training can even prefer to bite people who have been sprayed with it,

17 children die from measles, symptoms in 24 hours

Deaths of children from measles and symptoms hit 17 in the 24 hours till Monday morning, hitting the highest toll for the second time in about 40 days. The previous

Rush of Eid time travellers starts

Huge number of people started rushing to Dhaka’s train, and bus terminals since Monday morning to leave Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims.

ADB President Masato Kanda meets PM

A delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by its President Masato Kanda paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday morning. The meeting was held at

EC unlikely to deploy armed forces in local govt polls

The Election Commission (EC) is considering holding upcoming local government elections without deploying members of the armed forces, unlike national parliamentary polls, officials said. Sources said the EC is preparing