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RAB hopes to complete Twaki murder investigation 'soon'

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said it expects to complete the investigation into the killing of Tanvir Mohammad Twaki in Narayanganj "soon". RAB-11 Commanding Officer Lt Col H... Read More


Removal of Sheikh Mujib's portrait from Bangabhaban is 'wrong', says CPB's Selim

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Mujahidul Islam Selim, a presidium member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), has described the removal of independence architect Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's portrait ... Read More


Primary assistant teachers announce strict programmes with deadline

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Assistant teachers from government primary schools have given the government a deadline until Nov 15 to resolve long-standing disputes over pay grades and promotions. They have annou... Read More


Crops in winter's first wave cool down Dhaka's vegetable markets

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Prices of vegetables have started to fall in Dhaka's kitchen markets as the supply of winter produce increases. A visit to Mohakhali and Sat Tola kitchen markets on Friday showed tha... Read More


BIWTA employee found 'lynched' in car workshop

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Police have recovered a Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) employee from a car repair garage in Dhaka's Jatrabari, suspecting he was beaten to death by locals who mi... Read More


Interim government, Consensus Commission created 'national crisis', BNP's Fakhrul says

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the interim government and the National Consensus Commission of "creating a crisis" over their recommendation to implement the July National C... Read More


Bangladesh in 'huge crisis', government 'incapable' of rescue act, says Nagorik Oikya's Manna

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of Nagorik Oikya, has said Bangladesh is facing a "deep crisis" that the interim government is "incapable" of resolving. The BNP must now play a rol... Read More


Police arrest 46 from Awami League flash rallies in Dhaka, nearly 3,000 in 10 months

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested 46 activists of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies during flash rallies across the city. According to police, the arrests were made o... Read More


No scope of referendum before elections, says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- There is no scope for holding a referendum before the general elections, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He shared the party's stance at a discussion on Frid... Read More


Downpours to drench parts of Bangladesh as low pressure moves over India

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of the country as a well-marked low currently situated over India moves northeastwar... Read More