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CNG autorickshaw driver shot dead in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A CNG-powered autorickshaw driver has been shot dead in Dhaka's Jurain. The man, identified only as Bappa, 30, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 7pm on Monday with a... Read More


Jamaat explains women's reduced working hours plan, BNP challenges gender assumptions

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka Metropolitan South Secretary Shafiqul Islam Masud has said the proposal to reduce women's daily working hours to five is intended to "respect them". He sa... Read More


EC extends postal voting registration deadline for general election

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Election Commission has extended the deadline for postal voting registration by a week. On Sunday, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said Bangladeshi expatriates would have until Dec 25 ... Read More


ACC to open probe into former chief Iqbal Mahmood

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an investigation against its former chairman Iqbal Mahmood. The investigation will cover allegations of bribery, abuse of p... Read More


Tarique Rahman will return home when 'the time is right', says Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has hit out at speculation over why BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has not returned home despite his mother and former prime minister Khaleda Zia's ailing ... Read More


Commission uncovers evidence suggesting 'Indian involvement' in the planning of Pilkhana killings

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The head of the National Independent Inquiry Commission, retired major general ALM Fazlur Rahman has said evidence points to "Indian involvement" in the conspiracy behind the 2009 Pil... Read More


Government will address discrimination against deprived military personnel, Yunus says

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said members of the armed forces who faced "discrimination and oppression" under the ousted Awami League government will receive justice, like other g... Read More


BTCL receives approval for virtual network operator

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited has received approval to operate experimentally as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the country. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, chief adv... Read More


EC expands secret rooms as polling stations remain unchanged

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) has decided to add two secret rooms to each polling station, rather than increasing the total number of booths, drawing on the experience of the national ... Read More


Bangladesh creates Supreme Court secretariat in move to bolster judicial independence

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The interim government has issued the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025, aiming to ease and streamline administration at the apex court and advance full judicial independence... Read More