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Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar dismissed from High Court Division

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- High Court Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar has been removed from his position for "failing to properly discharge his duties", according to an official gazette issued by the law ... Read More


BNP appeals to reinstate caretaker government system for election under interim administration

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has pleaded with the Supreme Court to revive the caretaker government system, saying the approaching general election must be overseen by the existing... Read More


Inflation drops to 8.17% in October, marking 39-month low

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Bangladesh's inflation has eased to a 39-month low of 8.17 percent in October, driven by a notable decline in food prices despite higher costs for non-food goods and services. A 0.56... Read More


Ganosamhati Andolon announces 96 candidates for national polls

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Ganosamhati Andolon has announced its candidates for 96 constituencies ahead of the elections. On Wednesday, at a press conference held at the party's central office in Hatirpool, Ex... Read More


EC orders all voter transfer requests to be resolved by Nov 17

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Ahead of the next parliamentary election, the Election Commission has instructed that all voter transfer applications must be resolved by Nov 17. On Wednesday, Senior Assistant Secre... Read More


Bank merger: BB dissolves five boards, asks MDs to resign

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Bangladesh Bank has formally initiated the merger process of five Shariah-based banks that have been under discussion. In the first phase, the central bank dissolved the boards o... Read More


BSEC fines former IFIC MD Sarwar Tk 50 million over 'bond fraud'

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has fined former IFIC Bank managing director Shah Alam Sarwar Tk 50 million after confirming "fraudulent practices" in the pro... Read More


Elderly man 'killed by cousins' over land feud in Chattogram's Banshkhali

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A man has allegedly been killed with sharp weapons in an attack by his cousins over a land feud in Chattogram. The victim, 65-year-old Zakir Hossain, was a resident of Banshkhali Upa... Read More


Body of missing autorickshaw driver found with throat slit in Bogura

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Police have recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver with the throat slit in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila. The body was recovered from the edge of a mulberry garden adjacent to t... Read More


RPO amendment brings new provisions for polls, fugitives barred from voting

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Several new provisions have been introduced in the amended Representation of the People Order (RPO) ordinance for the upcoming parliamentary election. A key addition stipulates that ... Read More