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873 infected with respiratory problems in 24hrs
Although the winter is over, altogether 873 people were infected with respiratory problems across the country in the last 24 hours till Friday morning.
Six get life term for gang rape in Sirajganj
A tribunal here on Thursday sentenced six people to life term imprisonment in a case filed over gang raping a girl in Pachil village of Sadar upazila in 2016.
Muggers loot cash, 3 tolas of gold in Khulna
A group of muggers looted Tk 40,000 in cash, three tolas of gold ornaments and silver ornaments from a jeweler near Abu Naser Hospital in the city on Thursday night.
Youth’s hanging body found in Keraniganj
Police recovered the body of a young man hanging from a tree in Koilail union of Nawabganj upazila on Thursday.
Woman dies as city building catches fire
A woman was burnt to death as a fire broke out at a multi-storey building on Bashbari Mandir road in the city’s Mohammadpur area on Friday.
Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship amid virus fears
A cruise ship heading to the Dominican Republic to disembark hundreds of passengers after a 14-day tour was turned away on Thursday because officials feared eight of those aboard showed potential symptoms of the COVID-19 illness caused by the coronavirus, officials announced.
2 bullet-hit bodies recovered in Feni
Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two young men from Mangalkandi in Sonagazi upazila early Friday.
No improvement in Dhaka's air quality; worst again
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) for the third consecutive day on Friday.
Revoke power-tariff hike decision: BNP
Voicing deep concern over the hike in power tariff, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the move is to ‘expand the scope’ of plundering public money by the government.
Shipon murdered over conflict between juvenile gangs: DB
Shipon Hasan, who was stabbed to death in the capital's Begunbari area on February 23, was killed following a conflict between two juvenile gangs, said detectives on Thursday.