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Policewoman 'kills herself' at her home in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A policewoman has hanged herself in apparent suicide in Dhaka's Dakhshinkhan, police say citing her family. The 28-year-old Rajia Sultana Mim, a Nayek at the Armed Police Battalion (... Read More


Constitutional expert Dr Kamal Hossain hospitalised with pneumonia

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Constitutional expert Dr Kamal Hossain, founder of the Gono Forum, has been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition. Gono Forum General Secretary Mizanur Rahman ... Read More


45 land in jail over vandalism at BTRC building during NEIR protest

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A Dhaka court has sent 45 people to jail over vandalism at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building during protests against the introduction of the Natio... Read More


Shipping agent licence rules revised, exam requirement dropped

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the requirement for written and oral examinations for shipping agent licences linked to customs stations at sea ports and inland rive... Read More


Sukumar Barua, whose rhymes shaped the childhoods of generations, dies at 87

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Celebrated rhymester Sukumar Barua has died under hospital care at the age of 87. He passed away at 6:55am on Friday at a private hospital in Gahira of Chattogram's Raozan Upazila. ... Read More


Zaima, family members offer prayers at Khaleda's grave amid tight security

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Family members of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia have paid their respects at her grave, offering prayers. Khaleda's granddaughter Zaima Rahman, along with othe... Read More


'All of Bangladesh has become my family,' says BNP leader Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed gratitude to the millions of people who paid their respects to his mother, former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, duri... Read More


Man hacked to death in Dhaka's Hazaribagh

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A man has been killed in a suspected stabbing attack in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area. Following a 999 call, police found the victim, identified by a single name as Shipon, lying in a pool... Read More


Jamaat tries to thaw ties with BNP, suggests post-poll talks to 'work together'

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the party wants to continue working with the BNP "in the national interest", and is seeking talks after the February election but before... Read More


'Feroza' stands silent, emptiness engulfs house next door too

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A heavy, unfamiliar stillness has settled over "Feroza" in Dhaka's Gulshan, the house where former prime minister Khaleda Zia spent the last 13 years of her life. Even the home next ... Read More