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City residents suffer as Mohakhali blockade jams Dhaka traffic

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The blockade of roads and rail lines in Dhaka's Mohakhali by students demanding Government Titumir College be converted into a university has led to heavy traffic congestion, leading... Read More


Six dead, 1,083 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Six more people have died of dengue while 1,083 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The number of pat... Read More


Titumir College students clear road in Mohakhali after 5 hours

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Students from the Government Titumir College have suspended their blockade of roads and rail lines in Dhaka's Mohakhali five hours after they began their demonstrations to demand the... Read More


Govt to provide 500,000 new jobs in two years, says Advisor Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The number of unemployed people with undergraduate degrees stands between 2.5 million to 2.6 million in Bangladesh, says Youth Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan. Another 500,000 job... Read More


Govt halts passport processing for ex-speaker Shirin Sharmin

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The Department of Immigration and Passports has reportedly suspended the processing of former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury's application for a general passport due to her implica... Read More


Eight die, record 1,389 hospitalised with dengue fever in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Eight more people have died of dengue infection while 1,389 new patients - the highest for a single day - have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Banglade... Read More


Injured July uprising protesters end 15-hour sit-in following assurances from advisors

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Injured protesters from the July uprising have ended their demonstration outside the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) and returned to the hos... Read More


Photojournalist beaten, his camera and mobile robbed in Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Daily Ittefaq photojournalist Naimur Rahman has been beaten and robbed of his camera, mobile phone and money by a group of men in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. He says the incident occurred ... Read More


Yunus to open waiting lounge for expatriate workers at Dhaka airport

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The interim government is set to inaugurate a special waiting lounge for expatriate workers travelling through Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Chief Advisor Muhammad... Read More


Abdullah, shot during mass uprising, dies in hospital

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Md Abdullah, a college student who was shot during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests on Aug 5, has died at a hospital in Dhaka. He died at 7:30am on Thursday while u... Read More