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Police arrest three for assaulting female journalist, brother

Dhaka, April 3 -- Police have arrested three individuals for physically assaulting a woman, who is a journalist working in an English newspaper, and her brother in Dhaka's Banasree. The journalist, R... Read More


Mild heatwave sweeps across country, Sylhet sees rain

Dhaka, April 2 -- A mild heatwave us sweeping through the Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Syedpur and Chuadanga divisions, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says. The BMD's forecast says the heatwav... Read More


US deputy national security advisor discusses key issues with chief advisor's representative

Dhaka, April 2 -- US Deputy National Security Advisor Alex N Wong has held a teleconference with Khalilur Rahman, the chief advisor's high representative, to discuss key bilateral issues. According t... Read More


Top aide defends Yunus's 'well-intentioned' remarks on India's 'Seven Sisters'

Dhaka, April 2 -- Khalilur Rahman, the chief advisor's high representative on priority affairs, has moved to allay India's concerns over interim government leader Muhammad Yunus's remarks referencing ... Read More


CAO calls New York Times article on extremism in Bangladesh 'misleading'

Dhaka, April 2 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has strongly criticised an article published by The New York Times (NYT), calling it "misleading" and an "oversimplification" of Bangladesh's politic... Read More


Bangladesh hopes for talks between CA Yunus, Indian PM Modi at BIMSTEC summit

Dhaka, April 2 -- Dhaka sees a "strong possibility" of a bilateral meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangko... Read More


Army deployed as floodwaters breach embankment in Satkhira

Dhaka, April 2 -- The army has been deployed in Satkhira's Assasuni Upazila to assist in relief efforts after the collapse of a section of an embankment sent floodwaters surging into villages. The In... Read More


23 Bangladeshis kidnapped in Libya rescued

Dhaka, April 2 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police in Libya has rescued 23 kidnapped Bangladeshis in an operation in the country's Misrata city. The Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli... Read More