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BNP leader Tarique Rahman added to voter roll

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has been added to Bangladesh's voter list, a day after completing the registration formalities. The Election Commission's spokesman Ruhul Amin Mol... Read More


Elections: Nomination collection and submission deadline ends Monday

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The deadline for candidates to collect and submit nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary elections will end at 5pm on Monday. No decision has yet been made on extending th... Read More


Keraniganj blast: Madrasa head, previously accused of extremism, named key suspect

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Reactions between chemicals stored in large quantities led to the explosion that blew away the walls of a madrasa and caused cracks in its roof and columns on the outskirts of Dhaka ... Read More


Police say Hadi murder suspect Faisal fled to India, two associates arrested in Meghalaya

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Police say they have now confirmed that Faisal Karim, the prime suspect in the killing of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi, is no longer in the country. At a media briefing o... Read More


Asaduzzaman resigns as attorney general to contest in parliamentary elections

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Md Asaduzzaman has tendered his resignation as attorney general to the president, formally stepping down from the country's top legal post. Deputy Attorney General Md Jahirlul Islam... Read More


Heavy fog prevents eight flights from landing in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- Eight flights scheduled to land at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport have been diverted to Kolkata, Bangkok, and Chattogram due to heavy fog. The airport authorities confirmed... Read More


Children among 4 injured in Keraniganj madrasa blast, explosives recovered

Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- Four people, including two children, have been injured after an explosion at a madrasa in South Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka. The blast took place on Friday afternoon at the... Read More


'Mob attacks' on newspapers, cultural institutions could've been stopped, says former police chief Nurul Huda

Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- Nearly one and a half years after the July Uprising, questions remain over why "mob violence" has not been contained and how, despite prior indications, mobs were able to vandalise m... Read More


Tarique Rahman to enrol on voter list on Saturday

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Tarique Rahman, who returned from self-imposed exile in London after over 17 years, is set to enrol on the electoral roll on Saturday. Voter registration is mandatory to contest in ... Read More


India: 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities no way 'media exaggeration' or 'political violence'

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- India has expressed grave concern over what it called "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh. India's foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the rema... Read More