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Jamaat not a 'reliable ally', NCP may pay 'heavy price', says Samantha

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Samantha Sharmin, senior joint convenor of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is "not a reliable ally" and warned that the party may have to "pay a... Read More


Bangladesh extends income tax return deadline by another month to Jan 31

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to submit their income tax returns by another month, pushing the cut-off date to Jan 31 for the... Read More


Mahfuj Alam refuses to join NCP after Jamaat alliance

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Former student advisor Mahfuj Alam has ruled out joining the National Citizen Party (NCP), declaring that he is "not becoming part of this NCP". A few hours after the announcement o... Read More


NCP announces alliance with Jamaat, partners to 'navigate February polls'

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has formally announced an "electoral understanding" with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as the country approaches the parliamentary elec... Read More


Police to question six people, including three women, in custody over madrasa blast

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Police have been granted permission to interrogate six people, including three women, in custody following a blast at a madrasa in Hasnabad, Keraniganj, after three more arrests. On... Read More


Dense fog forces pause in river traffic in Bangladesh over poor visibility

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended the movement of all vessels after dense fog reduced visibility to unsafe levels. BIWTA Deputy Director Shahadat... Read More


All students will receive new textbooks by mid-January, says education advisor

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has said all of the new textbooks for both primary and secondary students will be distributed before the middle of January next year. Speak... Read More


Aam Jonotar Dal opens door to former NCP leaders Jara, Tajnuva after resignations

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Aam Jonotar Dal's General Secretary Tarek Rahman has invited former National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders Tasnim Jara and Tajnuva Jabeen to join his party. He made the call in a Face... Read More


NCP and LDP joined alliance, says Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have joined the eight-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, its chief Shafiqur Rahman said. On Sunday, he said b... Read More


BNP's Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain returns home after treatment in Singapore

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has returned to Bangladesh after completing medical treatment in Singapore. He arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka arou... Read More