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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

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Indictment hearing in Niko graft case Dec 2

A Dhaka court on Tuesday set December 2 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman

Dhaka ranks 4th worst in Air Quality Index

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. Dhaka had a score of 169 at 9:11 am, which means the city’s air quality was

60 ‘deer poachers’ held in Sundarbans

Forest Department officials detained 60 suspected deer poachers while entering the Sundarbans with hunting equipment in three trawlers in Joymoni area of Chandpai Range early Tuesday. Tipped off that a

California transit worker rescues man from oncoming train

A California rapid transit employee is being hailed as a hero for rescuing a man who fell onto the tracks as a train was approaching the platform. The dramatic rescue

Khoka’s body to be brought back home: Family

The body of Sadeque Hossain Khoka, former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation, will be flown back home and laid him in rest in Dhaka as per his last wish

Bangladesh Book Fair draws huge crowd in Kolkata

The ninth Bangladesh Book Fair-2019 was held in Kolkata amidst the lively presence of a large number of people from all walks oflife, especially youths. Madhumita Khastagir, a female student

Sadeque Hossain Khoka passes away

Former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporatio Sadeque Hossain Khoka has passed away at a hospital in New York. He was 67. Khoka, a vice chairman of BNP, breathed his

PM inquires about condition of Khoka

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inquired about the health condition of BNP’s vice chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka, who is now in a critical condition at the New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering

At least 17 dead in Nepal bus accident

At least 17 people, including seven children, died when a crowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Sunday, officials said. The bus

New Dhaka University VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman joins office

Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman joined office on Monday as the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University for the next four years. President Abdul Hamid made the appointment on November 3. Pro Vice-Chancellor