Category: Bangladesh
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At least 12 new resorts and cottages are being built on Saint Martin’s Island, a coral-rich ecologically critical island. Local representatives and residents of the island said construction of these resorts and cottages began after the 13th parliamen…
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Shooting and killing people on streets in broad daylight, opening fire on a businessman’s house over unpaid extortion demands and boldly marching away firing two pistols—these are some of the activities of Chattogram’s ‘top terror’ Md Mobarak, also k…
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A traffic jam stretching nearly 40 kilometres has developed on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, from Sonargaon in Narayanganj to Elliotganj in Daudkandi, Cumilla.The congestion began after road repair work started on the Dhaka-bound lane at Ashariarchar…
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The government built a guesthouse at a cost of Tk 7 million (70 lakh) at the ancestral home of Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray to accommodate tourists. However, although 14 years have passed since its construction, there is no record of any tour…
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The government has once again divided responsibility for the country’s 64 districts among ministers, state ministers, and Whips of the Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament).According to the government, those designated will supervise and co-ordinate l…
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At one time, six local and mail trains operated on the Bhairab–Mymensingh railway route. People could travel to distant markets, workplaces or homes by paying fares of Tk 10–20. During the coronavirus pandemic, four local trains and one mail train on…
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Goods are being unloaded from two trucks that met with an accident in the Shantinagar area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway. Shantinagar area, Sarail upazila, 28 August 2026. Saline water has entered agricultural land in the Chakla area of Asashuni upazil…
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Two young men wearing black long kurtas, pyjamas and caps on their heads carry two large black guns. At times, they are seen walking around inside a park, sometimes on busy roads, and at other times in front of shops, carrying the guns. Suddenly, the…
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India may tour Bangladesh in January next year, not in September. Discussions are underway between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian government over the series, Indian news agency ANI has reported.A BCCI source told ANI …