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Election Commission mulls proxy voting for Bangladeshis abroad

Dhaka, March 11 -- The Election Commission is considering the use of proxy voting as a method to enable expatriate Bangladeshis to cast their votes. Even though there was no interest in the postal ba... Read More


Tk 6.35bn of ex-PM Hasina's family in banks frozen

Dhaka, March 11 -- The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, or BFIU, has frozen over Tk 6.35 billion from 124 bank accounts belonging to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members.... Read More


First group of Bangladeshi patients leaves Dhaka for China

Dhaka, March 11 -- As part of a new beginning in the treatment of Bangladeshis in China, the first group of patients have departed for the Chinese city of Kunming, accompanied by doctors, travel agent... Read More


No signs of 'sabotage' in Aminbazar Power Grid fire: Fire Service

Dhaka, March 11 -- The Fire Service has found no evidence of sabotage behind the fire at the Aminbazar substation of the Power Grid Company on the outskirts of Dhaka. Although the exact cause of the ... Read More


Video of Dhaka woman beating suspected mugger goes viral

Dhaka, March 10 -- A video showing a young woman tying up and beating a suspected mugger near Dhaka's Kajla footbridge has gone viral on Facebook. Police said that locals caught two individuals in th... Read More


Doctors, medical students stage 'certificate burning protest' in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 10 -- As many as 17 organisations representing medical students, doctors and intern doctors have announced a protest where they will burn "replica" certificates near the Raju Sculpture on... Read More


Habibullah Bahar College vice principal murdered at Dhaka home

Dhaka, March 10 -- Saifur Rahman Bhuiyan, vice principal of Habibullah Bahar College in Shantinagar, has been murdered in his rented home in Puran Para under Uttarkhan Police Station in Dhaka. The ki... Read More


Savar police arrest man for offensive remarks on women's clothing

Dhaka, March 10 -- Savar police have arrested Khalid Mahmud, also known as Hridoy Khan, for making obscene comments about women's clothing and spreading messages inciting harassment on social media. ... Read More


Child 'rape' survivor from Magura on life support at CMH, ISPR reports critical condition

Dhaka, March 10 -- A child from Magura, who was allegedly raped while visiting her sister's house, currently receiving treatment at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital, or CMH, is on life support, acco... Read More


Garment worker dies in Banani accident, protest blocks road

Dhaka, March 10 -- A garment worker has been killed and another has been injured in a road accident in Dhaka's Banani. The accident occurred at the Chairman Bari U-Turn in Banani around 6am on Monday... Read More