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CPB General Secretary Kafi knocked off Cumilla-5 ballot over signature mismatch

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Abdullah Al Kafi, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), may no longer appear on ballot papers over what he calls an administrative mix-up. Cumilla Returning O... Read More


NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah alleges administration is taking sides with BNP

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party's southern region, has alleged that the administration is taking sides with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He ... Read More


NCP Hasnat Abdullah declares income of Tk 1.25mn, assets worth Tk 5mn in election affidavit

Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- Hasnat Abdullah, a senior organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has declared an annual income of Tk 1.25 million and total assets worth Tk 5 million in his election affidavi... Read More


RAB arrests Subrata Bain's daughter at Cumilla Central Jail gate

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested the daughter of gangster Subrata Bain aka Md Fateh Ali. Sabina Yasmin Bithi was arrested on Monday at the main entrance to the Cumilla Centra... Read More


Autorickshaw driver killed in Cumilla, vehicle stolen

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Police have recovered of an autorickshaw driver with his throat slit from a cornfield in Cumilla's Homna Upazila. The body was found next to the Karakandi-Baherkhela road on Friday ... Read More


Police arrest 44 Awami League leaders, activists for 'flash procession, sabotage' attempts in Cumilla

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Police have arrested 44 leaders and activists of the Awami League, a party banned from holding any activities, and its affiliates in various places in Cumilla. They were arrested be... Read More


Ancient libraries, including Rammala, to be digitised, says Advisor Mahfuj

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has said the government will initiate the digitisation of Bangladesh's oldest libraries, including the historic Rammala Library in Cumilla. He made th... Read More


Supporters protest Cumilla-6 nomination, block Dhaka-Chattogram Highway after Yasin loses

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Supporters of BNP leader Aminur Rashid Yasin have blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla after he was not nominated for the parliamentary polls. Yasin, a former member of pa... Read More


Road fatalities double in Cumilla in nine months with 525 deaths, 1,200 injuries

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- At least three road accidents occur every day on Cumilla highways, killing two and injuring at least five people daily -- a rate nearly double that of last year, according to Highway... Read More