A new long‑term study by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) has revealed that a large majority of women in Bangladesh become pregnant within the first year of marriage — and a significant portion of those pregnancies are unintended.
Protesters taking part in a ‘March to Indian High Commission’ programme called by the July Oikya platform were stopped by police on Wednesday afternoon (December 17), officials and participants said.
A fire that erupted in a plastic warehouse in the Chairman Ghat area in Islamabagh of Old Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon (December 17) was brought under control after about two and a half hours of firefighting efforts, authorities said.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTT&C) unit has recovered the motorcycle, helmet and fake number plate used in the shooting attack on Inqilab Mancha Spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.
A major fire broke out at a plastic warehouse in Islambagh of Old Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon (December 17), prompting a large-scale response from 11 Fire Service and Civil Defence Units.
Bangladesh Bank has introduced a new policy to regulate the exchange of torn, burnt, or damaged currency notes, ensuring smoother cash circulation and clear guidelines for consumers and commercial banks.