Election possible in December if political parties agree to minor reforms, says Yunus

Dhaka, March 6 -- The next general election could take place within December if political parties agree to hold it with minor reforms, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said. If the reform process is ... Read More

Bangladesh's top court acquits BNP's Tarique Rahman in money laundering case

Dhaka, March 6 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case. A four-member appellate bench... Read More

Fire at Gabtoli Shahi Mosque Slum brought under control

Dhaka, March 6 -- A fire at the Gabtoli Shahi Mosque Slum located opposite the Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka has been brought under control on Thursday morning. The fire was tamed at 4:36am, about on... Read More

UN to cut over half of food support for Rohingya in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 6 -- The United Nations World Food Programme, or WFP, is set to cut more than half of the food aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, citing a "funding shortfall". The change will take... Read More

Mobs cannot always be controlled using force, says home advisor

Dhaka, March 6 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said raising awareness is key to "controlling mobs" and curbing such disorder with law enforcers is not always possible. Visiting the Touris... Read More

Men enter carriage for women on metro rail, allegations of molestation emerge

Dhaka, March 6 -- Allegations have surfaced of male passengers boarding a Dhaka metro rail carriage reserved for women on a train travelling from Motijheel to Uttara and molesting its passengers, incl... Read More

Election Commission workers protest to keep NID services under their purview

Dhaka, March 6 -- The officials and employees of the Election Commission Secretariat have staged a sit-in programme in front of the Chief Election Commissioner's office to demand that the National Ide... Read More

Will take action if banned Hizb ut-Tahrir holds gathering: DMP

Dhaka, March 6 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police, or DMP, has warned that it will take action if Hizb ut-Tahrir, the banned Islamist organisation, holds the programme it announced at Baitul Mukarram Na... Read More

Was the fire at the BIAM building in Dhaka's Eskaton sabotage, or an accident?

Dhaka, March 6 -- Police have yet to determine whether the fire at the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management, or BIAM, Foundation building in Dhaka's Eskaton, which sparked from an exp... Read More

Government panel recommends withdrawal of 4,615 'political cases'

Dhaka, March 6 -- A ministry-level committee has recommended the withdrawal of 4,615 cases filed at different times for "political reasons". The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs pub... Read More

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