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Eight Jubo League activists held over flash procession in Chattogram

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Police have arrested eight Jubo League activists in Chattogram during a flash procession. They were detained on Friday while bringing out a rally at the Rifle Club intersection in o... Read More


Five 'traffickers' held as Coast Guard rescue 55 off Teknaf coast

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Coast Guard have rescued 55 people from the Teknaf coast in Cox's Bazar while they were allegedly being trafficked to Malaysia by sea. Five suspected traffickers were also detai... Read More


Election Commission considers holding parliamentary vote on reserved women's seats before Eid

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Election Commission is considering holding the vote for reserved women's seats in parliament during the month of Ramadan, a move that would allow newly elected members to take th... Read More


Chattogram Port operations set to accelerate 'soon', says Minister Khosru

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has expressed hope that operations at Chattogram Port will regain momentum soon through a series of measures. He spoke on Friday aftern... Read More


Woman arrested after child's body found stuffed in plastic drum

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman for allegedly killing a 7-year-old boy and dumping his body in a plastic drum at a rubbish heap in Dhaka's Gendaria. The suspect, identified as 45-year-... Read More


Cabinet meeting rules under scrutiny as advisors join ministers

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The presence of advisors at the BNP government's first cabinet meeting has become a constitutional talking point. Since advisors do not take an oath of confidentiality, it is unclea... Read More


DMP seeks traders' support in DNCRP drives to ensure transparency, fair prices

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has urged businessmen to cooperate with the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) to ensure tra... Read More


Students' Union leader Meghmallar hospitalised after 'overdosing'

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Meghmallar Bosu, president of a faction of the Dhaka University unit of the Bangladesh Students' Union, has been admitted to hospital after "taking a large dose of medicine". He was... Read More


National, party flags raised at Awami League office in Faridpur

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- National and Awami League flags have been hoisted at the Faridpur Awami League office, which remains officially off-limits for political activity. On Friday around 7:30am, a group o... Read More


Capital market cannot carry 'garbage', says BSEC chairman

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has insisted that the capital market must remain free of "garbage," with any misleading or unverified information removed imm... Read More