Former US ambassador William B Milam dies aged 89

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- William B Milam, the distinguished American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Bangladesh during a pivotal era in the early 1990s, has died. He was 89. Reports ... Read More

Sherpur-1 BNP candidate Priyanka to challenge election result in court

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- BNP candidate Sunsila Jabrin Priyanka has announced plans to move court, raising objections to the results of the Sherpur-1 (Sadar) constituency in the elections. On Thursday, she d... Read More

ISU hosts webinar on balancing teaching, research pressures

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- International Standard University (ISU) has held a webinar "Teaching, Research, and Time: Turning Overwhelm into Opportunity", focusing on ways academic pressures can be transformed ... Read More

PM Tarique Rahman works from Secretariat for second day

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has worked from the Secretariat for a second consecutive day, travelling from his residence on Gulshan Avenue to his office. Additional Press Secretary... Read More

Inside Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's 180-day blueprint to restore order, prices, and power

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Six months can define a government's direction -- or expose its limits. For Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's newly installed BNP administration, the first 180 days are being framed as... Read More

Dhaka University enforces strict traffic measures on Mother Language Day

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Dhaka University authorities have announced stringent traffic control on campus after 7pm on Friday, Feb 20, in observance of Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language ... Read More

Buses collide head-on, killing two and injuring 10 in Madaripur

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A head-on collision between two buses in Madaripur has left two dead and at least 10 injured. The accident occurred around 11:30am on Thursday at Melkai on Dhaka-Barishal Highway, a... Read More

Assistant High Commissioner Aniruddha Das says all Indian visa services will be restored 'soon'

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Aniruddha Das, India's senior consular official in Sylhet, has said steps are under way to fully restore all visa services. On Thursday, the Indian assistant high commissioner in Sy... Read More

Arrest warrant issued for actress Rubina Nijhum, husband over 'fraud'

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A Dhaka court has handed down arrest warrants against film actress Rubina Akter Nijhum, her husband Mamunur Rashid Rahul, her brother Nannu Mia and sister Mahima Bibi in a case filed... Read More

Journalist Anis Alamgir remains behind bars as repeated bail requests fail

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Journalist Anis Alamgir has spent over two months behind bars, caught in a web of legal cases filed shortly after he was summoned for questioning by the Detective Branch (DB). Hours... Read More

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