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7 pairs of special trains to run as Fire Service bolsters safety measures for Biswa Ijtema

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Bangladesh Railways has introduced seven pairs of special trains to accommodate the influx of worshippers attending the Biswa Ijtema, set to commence on Friday in Tongi, Gazipur. Ac... Read More


Drizzling rain forecast in four divisions

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Dhaka and different parts of the country have seen cloudy skies since Thursday, with no sun at all in some areas. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has now forecast drizzling ... Read More


Chhatra Shibir retracts controversial article over Liberation War following backlash

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has decided to retract an article from its monthly publication, Chhatra Sangbad, after it faced widespread criticism over ... Read More


BNP leader Babar falls ill on Umrah trip, hospitalised in Dubai

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP leader and former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar has fallen ill during his Umrah flight and has been hospitalised in Dubai after falling critically ill and experiencing breathi... Read More


ICT Advisor Nahid denies resignation plans, dismisses reports of new political party

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Information and Broadcasting Advisor Nahid Islam dismissed recent rumours about his potential resignation from the government and denied plans to form a new political party. Speakin... Read More


University for seven government colleges may be named 'July 36 University'

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The interim government is considering "July 36 University" as the name for the new university dedicated to seven government colleges that were previously affiliated with Dhaka Univer... Read More


Dhaka paralysed by Titumir College student protests as traffic gridlock worsens

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Hafiz Mia boarded a bus from the capital's Gulistan around 12pm, expecting a routine journey. Four hours later, he remained stranded at the Saat Rasta intersection in Tejgaon, immobi... Read More


Bangladesh to celebrate Shab-e-Barat on Feb 14 night

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The Muslim festival of Shab-e-Barat will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Feb 14 night, the National Moon-Sighting Committee has announced. It fixed the date in a meeting presided ove... Read More


Election Commission to propose amendments to reduce 'complexities' of Boundary Delimitation Act

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The Election Commission, or EC, has proposed an amendment to the interim government to remove the existing "complexities" in the Delimitation of Constituencies Ordinance Act. After ... Read More


Hasina's ex-personal assistant Jahangir, wife barred from leaving country

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on Jahangir Alam, a former personal assistant of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina who is charged with owning assets beyond his legal sources of i... Read More