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Over 600 houses and about 650 hectares of cropland were damaged by the tropical storm that made landfall overnight on the southeastern coast [Read more]

Sri Lankan soldiers have pushed deep into the sole remaining Tamil rebel enclave and killed 35 guerrillas while nearly 78,000 civilians have fled the northern war zone in the past two days, the military said Wednesday. [Read more]

DPA, Dhaka
Bangladesh is planning stringent measures to fight cyber crimes amid the rapid expansion of information and communication technology and telecommunications networks in the impoverished South Asian country, an official said Monday.‘We have taken steps afresh to facilitate fair and secured use of the information technology as the country lacks a complete law to deal [...]

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In an exclusive interview with VOA Bangla Service Mr Faruq talks about the present situation in Bangladesh particularly the role of the parliament. [Read more]

At least 24 people were stoned and hacked to death when local residents in the central Kenyan town of Karatina formed posses to flush out the outlawed Mungiki gang, police said Tuesday. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an urgent meeting today to find out ways to alleviate sufferings of people across the country due to frequent power disruption.Senior officials of Power Development Board (PDB), Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) Limited, Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO), Power Grid Company [...]

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Sher-e-Bangla Medical College (SBMC) in Barisal, Bangladesh was closed Friday indefinitely following clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awamil League. [Read more]