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● Chief Adviser pays homage to Jimmy Carter ● March for Unity demands 'Proclamation of July Uprising' by Jan 15 ● Nationwide gas supply disruption expected for 72 hours ● Zahidul, Saddam new president, secy general of Islami Chhatra Shibir ● Khulna triumph over Chattogram despite Shamim's heroics ● Students' motorcade come under attack in Bagerhat ● No use of fireworks, crackers tonight: Adviser Rizwana

Housemaid's body recovered in Khilgaon, couple arrested

Shafiqul Islam Mintu/Shakib Ahmed

Police have arrested a couple after their teen housemaid's body found hanging from the ceiling of their rented house at Khilgaon in Dhaka on Wednesday.The victim, Shahida Akter, 14, was hailed from Mymensingh's Gauripur upazila and had been working at

Cyclone 'Dana' to hit on Thursday triggering 7-foot tidal surge

Shakib Ahmed

A powerful cyclonic storm, Cyclone Dana, is set to make landfall along the coasts of Bangladesh and India on Thursday (October 24), posing a significant threat to coastal communities.The storm, which formed from a low-pressure system over the Bay of

Taijul shines as Bangladesh restrict SA to 140/6 after batters falter

Shakib Ahmed

Taijul Islam shined with the ball after Bangladesh's batting lineup faltered posting a mere 106 all out in 40.1 overs on the opening day of first Test against South Africa at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Monday.At stumps,

Low-pressure system in Bay may strengthen into cyclone, warns BMD

Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a warning about a low-pressure system currently forming in the Bay of Bengal and the North Andaman Sea, which has the potential to develop into a depression and possibly a cyclone.Meteorologist AKM Nazmul Hoque

3 to die for killing schoolboy in Panchagarh

Shahidul Islam Shahid/Shakib Ahmed

A court in Panchagarh on Monday sentenced three individuals to death for killing a school student after abducting him in 2015.Judge S.M. Rezaul Bari of Panchagarh Additional District and Sessions Judge Court delivered the verdict against Nuruzzaman, 38, from Bolrampur

2 schoolboys killed in Sirajganj bike accident

Ashok Banarjee/Abu Musa/Shakib Ahmed

Two school students were killed and another injured in a motorcycle accident at Kamarkhand upazila in Sirajganj district in the early hours of Monday.The accident occurred around 12:30 AM on Monday at Chouabari area of the upazila.The deceased were identified

Workers protest demanding overdue salaries in Ashulia

Aminul Islam/Shakib Ahmed

Workers from a garment factory on Monday staged a protest by blocking the Nabinnagar-Chandra Highway demanding payment of their three months� overdue salaries.The protest began at 10 AM on Monday, with workers from Generation Next Limited gathering at Bipail intersection

Israel apologises for strike that killed 3 Lebanese soldiers

AP/Shakib Ahmed

The Israeli military apologized Monday for a strike that killed three Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon the previous day, saying it is not battling the country's military and its soldiers believed they were targeting a vehicle belonging to the Hezbollah

Ex-Sunamganj MP Muhibur Rahman Manik placed on 2-day remand

Sayad Hussen Sobuj/Shakib Ahmed

A Sunamganj court on Monday granted a two-day remand for former Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunamganj-5 constituency Muhibur Rahman Manik in connection with a case involving an assault on students during the Mass Movement.Additionally, one-day remands have been granted

Two held with 32-kg hemp in Ashulia

Aminul Islam/Shakib Ahmed

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) in a drive arrested two alleged drug smugglers along with 32 kilograms of hemp from Jirabo area of Ashulia union in Savar upazila on Sunday.The arrested individuals Mohammad Saddam, 35, and Mohammad Shamsher Ali, 31, both