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- Sweet corn cultivation expands with strong market demand
- WFP reverses decision to cut food aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
- Term of five reform commissions extended
- Democracy to mark victorious if fascist forces can’t contest polls: Akhtar
- 200,000 Palestinians perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque at Qadr night
- NATO retracts comment on death of 4 US soldiers in Lithuania
- Four state-owned banks to open on Friday
- 144 more Bangladeshi nationals return home from Libya
- Australia opens new ‘Home Affairs Office’ in Dhaka
- Holiday declared in 3-hill districts on April 13 for Chaitra Sangkranti
- Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 855 killed since Israel resumed strikes
- Hamza departs for England, promises to return in June
- Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-govt protests
- Country receives highest ever remittances in 26 days of March
- 12-party alliance submits reform proposal to Consensus Commission
- Tarique Rahman extends Eid greetings to Chief Advisor
- BB re-fixes MFS transaction limit
- Taking oath as mayor depends on party decision: Ishraque
- France opposes 'any form of trade war', FM tells China
- Ishraque Hossain declared mayor of DSCC
Sundarbans fire under control; probe committee formed
A devastating fire that broke out in the Sundarbans, the worlds largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been brought under control by firefighters after more than 24 hours of efforts. The fire, which caused damage to about four acres of the forest, was contained by Sunday...