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Man dies in clash between two drug gangs at Dhaka's Geneva Camp

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A man has been killed in a clash between two gangs of drug traffickers at the Geneva Camp in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The incident occurred inside the camp around 3:45am on Thursday, sa... Read More


Labour law reforms extend full worker protections to domestic helpers, seafarers

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The Advisory Council has approved a Labour Law Amendment Ordinance that formally recognises domestic workers and seafarers as labourers, extending legal protection to these groups. ... Read More


Media's role is to hold power to account, not wield it: bdnews24.com's Toufique Khalidi

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- "Only Journalism, always!" These three words have encapsulated bdnews24.com's ethos over the past 19 years. On Thursday, at Dhaka's Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, bdnews24.com ce... Read More


Over 63,000 dengue patients hospitalised this year

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Bangladesh has recorded 803 new dengue hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, pushing the total for this year to 63,170 patients. This year's hospitalisations rank as the fourth-... Read More


Revised RPO bars fugitives, introduces transparency measures to ensure fair elections

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The Advisory Council has approved a revised Representation of the People Order stipulating that fugitives cannot stand in the next parliamentary elections. The approval came on Thur... Read More


Hasina did not flee, she was forced to leave, says her lawyer

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Sheikh Hasina's state-appointed lawyer has rejected the attorney general's accusation that the deposed prime minister fled Bangladesh to evade justice, saying instead that she was "f... Read More


DMP chief dismisses banned party's flash rallies as 'social media shows'

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has said the recent flash rallies organised by the Awami League and its affiliates "exist only on social media", dismissing the a... Read More


Don't want 'questionable officials' involved in polls, BNP's Moyeen tells EC

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The BNP does not want "questionable and controversial officials" in charge of polling duties in the next election, and they have asked the Election Commission to be cautious of the i... Read More


6 burnt as man uses petrol to set fire to family

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A man has used petrol to set a fire in Narsingdi Sadar Upazila, leading to burn injuries of six members of his family, including his wife and children. Three of the victims have bee... Read More


5 burnt as man uses petrol to set fire to family in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A man has allegedly launched an arson attack on his own family in Narsingdi Sadar Upazila, using petrol to set their house on fire and leaving five people, including his wife and chi... Read More