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Samamona Jote warns long rule by unelected government creates 'problems'

Dhaka, May 3 -- Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote coordinator and NPP (National People's Party) Chairman Fariduzzaman Farhad has warned that an unelected government remaining in power for an extended period ... Read More


Chicken prices on the rise as vegetables remain stable

Dhaka, May 2 -- After a brief decline last week, chicken prices have risen once again, while vegetable prices have remained stable after surging previously. A visit to Dhaka's Mohakhali and Saat Tola... Read More


'We want election right now': Sramik Dal at May Day rally

Dhaka, May 1 -- Workers from the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Shramik Dal, or Nationalist Labour Party, have rallied to demand the national polls be held "immediately" during a May Day gathering. The BNP's... Read More


A 'simple' Police Week after political changeover

Dhaka, April 29 -- Police Week is being marked with different initiatives to enable the law enforcement agency to "turn around" after its clashes with the public during the mass uprising in July and A... Read More


Actors Nusraat, Apu, Bhabna and Zayed Khan accused in attempted murder case

Dhaka, April 29 -- A total of 17 actors, including Nusraat Faria, Apu Biswas, Nipun Akter, Ashna Habib Bhabna, and Zayed Khan, have been accused in a case alongside ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina... Read More


Dhaka stocks extend losses amid volatile trading

Dhaka, April 29 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's premier bourse, has extended losses into a second day amid market volatility. The benchmark index, DSEX, shed 17 points to close at 4,... Read More


Travel ban imposed on 8 directors of Prochchaya over Rooppur 'graft'

Dhaka, April 29 -- A court has imposed a travel ban on eight directors of Prochchaya Ltd, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's security advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique's brother, wife, and c... Read More


First Hajj flight of 2025 departs Dhaka with 398 pilgrims

Dhaka, April 29 -- The first Hajj flight of 2025 has departed Dhaka, carrying 398 pilgrims. Operated by Saudi Arabia's national carrier, Saudia Airlines (Flight SV-803), the aircraft left Shahjalal I... Read More


Bangladesh's inward remittance shrinks by 22.79% over a 26-day count in April

Dhaka, April 29 -- Bangladesh's remittance inflow has dipped by 22.79 percent over the first 26 days of April compared with what expatriates sent in the same period last month, according to Bangladesh... Read More


'Light to heavy' rain forecast in Dhaka, elsewhere until Friday

Dhaka, April 28 -- While a persistent heatwave continues to blanket much of the country, rainfall has started to make its way across Dhaka and several other areas, providing temporary relief from the ... Read More