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Bangladesh records six dengue deaths, 788 hospital admissions in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Six more people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh, while 788 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the disease in the past 24 hours. The total number of hospitalis... Read More


BNP urges EC to take firm stance for free and fair polls

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- The BNP has urged the Election Commission (EC) to take a firm stance instead of being "subservient" to the government, to ensure that the general election is free and fair. Speaking... Read More


RAB links 'large financial dealings' to Pallabi Jubo Dal leader Kibria's murder

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- The murder of Pallabi Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria involved not only political rivalry and a struggle for dominance, but also "large financial transactions", the Rapid Action Battali... Read More


Jobayed's student alerted 'someone killed him' over Messenger, JnU student testifies

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Two individuals have testified in the murder case of Jagannath University (JnU) student Jobayed Hossain: Saikat Hossain, a JnU student and junior to Jobayed on campus, and Wahidur Ra... Read More


EC seeks ordinance before setting referendum procedure

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Although the interim government has announced that a referendum will be held on the day of the parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) says it must wait for an ordinance... Read More


Agrani Bank 'fraud': Former Islami Bank chairman Obayed Ullah sent to prison

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Former Islami Bank chairman Obayed Ullah Al Masud has been sent to prison after being arrested in a Tk 1.89 billion loan fraud case linked to Agrani Bank. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior ... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul urges all to move away from 'mob violence'

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged everyone to move away from mob violence and uphold freedom of expression to establish democracy in Bangladesh. Describing... Read More


Parties urged to pledge equitable, climate-resilient energy shift before election

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Ahead of the national elections, a coalition of civil society organisations has called on political parties to commit to a just, equitable, and climate-resilient energy transition, u... Read More


Case filed against Diamond World owner over laundering Tk 6.78bn

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against Diamond World owner Dilip Kumar Agarwala over allegations of laundering Tk 6.78 billion through smuggling gold an... Read More


Advisor Bidhan says teachers leading protests responsible for police using sound grenades

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Primary and Mass Education Advisor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has expressed sorrow over the death of assistant teacher Fatema Akter, who fell ill after police fired sound grenades duri... Read More