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Bhutan PM Tobgay leaves Dhaka after 3-day visit

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has departed Dhaka after a three-day visit. His flight left Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:30am on Monday, according to ... Read More


Dhaka faces quake catastrophe fuelled by ignorance, inaction and poor preparedness, warns geoscientist Humayun Akhter

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- A major earthquake striking Bangladesh is not a matter of "if" but "when", warns the country's leading geoscientist Prof Syed Humayun Akhter. He identifies three critical failures -... Read More


Bangladesh launches e-Family Courts to ease access to justice

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Bangladesh has launched a new e-Family Court system aimed at reducing delays, cutting corruption and easing the burden on litigants seeking justice in family-related disputes. The d... Read More


Khaleda under intensive observation after chest infection diagnosis, doctors say

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Khaleda Zia has been diagnosed with a "chest infection" and is under intensive medical observation at the Evercare Hospital, her doctors say. She was brought to the private health f... Read More


258 citizens demand release of Baul artiste Abul Sarkar

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- As many as 258 prominent citizens have condemned the arrest of Baul, or mystic, singer Abul Sarkar in Manikganj's Saturia and demanded his immediate release. The call was made in a ... Read More


Jatiya Party alleges it was excluded from key talks in meeting with Commonwealth chief

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Leaders of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party have met with visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey, raising what they described as a series of grievances. The meeting was... Read More


Bangladesh Bank halts savings certificate, other citizen services

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Bangladesh Bank has suspended all citizen-facing services, including the buying, selling and encashment of national savings certificates, at all of its offices. The halt also covers... Read More


Late-night clash breaks out at Bakshibazar's Government-Madrasah-e-Alia

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Two factions of students have clashed at the Government-Madrasah-e-Alia in Old Dhaka's Bakshibazar in several stages. Several students have reportedly been injured in the incident, ... Read More


Workers, leftist alliance support Chattogram Port blockade over foreign lease

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation and the Left Democratic Alliance have joined the Chattogram Port blockade called by the Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) to pr... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami delegation meets Bhutan's PM Tshering Tobgay

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami delegation, led by its chief Shafiqur Rahman, has met with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in Dhaka. The meeting took place on Sunday at the InterContinen... Read More