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Shafiqur Rahman re-elected as Jamaat-e-Islami chief for 2026-2028 term

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Shafiqur Rahman has been re-elected as the Ameer, the designated chief, of the Jamaat-e-Islami, marking his return as the party's top leader a year after the July Uprising. According... Read More


Passenger detained at Dhaka airport carrying large stash of yaba in stomach

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A passenger travelling from Cox's Bazar to Dhaka has been detained at Shahjalal International Airport for carrying a large quantity of yaba tablets in his stomach. According to the a... Read More


Yunus meets chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force to discuss election security

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has met with the chiefs of the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force to discuss preparations for the next national elections and the maintenance of law and... Read More


Waning Cyclone Montha triggers rain as low-pressure system forms over Bay

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Although Cyclone Montha has weakened into a low-pressure system, its impact brought intermittent rainfall to Dhaka. Clouds had gathered over the capital since Saturday afternoon, fol... Read More


BNP's Hafiz says July Charter needed by advisors, not citizens of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The July National Charter is "not needed" for the people of Bangladesh, rather it seems to benefit a few advisors of the interim government, BNP leader Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said. On... Read More


Bangladesh enforces eight-month ban on juvenile hilsa catch

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Department of Fisheries has imposed an eight-month nationwide ban on catching juvenile hilsa, locally known as Jatka, to boost production and ensure sustainable conservation of th... Read More


Fakhrul alleges forces seeking to downplay 1971 Liberation War

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused some forces of attempting to overshadow Bangladesh's struggle for independence in 1971 by magnifying the July Uprising. On S... Read More


Bangladesh sees 35% more foreign loan released in first quarter of FY2026

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has said the disbursement of foreign loans in the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year 2025-26 increased by 35 percent compared with the same period last year. Acc... Read More


RAB arrests eight in Narsingdi with 11 firearms

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested eight people with 11 firearms from the riverine areas of Raipura in Narsingdi, saying the weapons were kept to "assert territorial dominance". ... Read More


RAB hopes to complete Twaki murder investigation 'soon'

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said it expects to complete the investigation into the killing of Tanvir Mohammad Twaki in Narayanganj "soon". RAB-11 Commanding Officer Lt Col H... Read More