Call for reforms, shared actions to improve internet service, cut data costs
Speakers at a discussion on Sunday focused on the need for reforms to improve internet service quality, reduce high data costs, and create a level playing field for all service providers in the country. They also emphasised the importance of faster broadband service and price reduction, calling for collective actions...
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HC orders to complete trial of Magura child rape in 180 days
The High Court (HC) on Sunday ordered the police to complete its investigation into the case filed for the rape of an eight-year-old child in Magura in 30 days. It also ordered the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Magura to finish the trial of the case within 180...
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Pregnant woman gangraped, two held
A pregnant woman was gang-raped in the capital's South Keraniganj neighbourhood on Saturday night.However, police detained two individuals in connection with their alleged involvement in raping the woman who is undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.A South Keraniganj police official said the victim, who is four months pregnant,...
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CA orders rapid digitisation of four ministries, state agencies
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the digitisation of daily operations and citizen services of four key ministries and organisations on a priority basis. These include the Ministry of Land, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the Ministry of Commerce, and the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), reports...
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Gynaecologist TA Chy dies
TA Chowdhury, a leading gynaecologist of the subcontinent, has passed away, reports bdnews24.com.He died at his home on Sunday afternoon at the age of 87.Bangladesh Diabetic Association President and National Professor AK Azad Khan said, "TA Chowdhury passed away at his home on Sunday. He was quite elderly and suffered...
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NEWS IN BRIEF --2025-03-10
Six remanded in case over robbing gold trader in cityA Dhaka court on Sunday placed six people, arrested in a case lodged over shooting and hacking a gold trader and robbing 160 bhoris of gold and Tk 100,000 from him in the city's Banasree area, on three-day remand each. The...
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Weather (2025-03-10)
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Day temperature may rise by (1-2)°C and night temperature may rise slightly.The highest temperature in the country on Sunday was recorded at 33.5...
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