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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


Four BNP leaders expelled over Meherpur highway blockade after nomination dispute

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The BNP has expelled four leaders of its Meherpur district and Gangni Upazila units, over their alleged involvement in blocking the Meherpur-Kushtia Highway and vandalising the party ... 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


Snigdho, twin brother of 'July martyr' Mugdho, joins BNP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, twin brother of July Uprising martyr Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He joined the party on Tuesday night ... Read More


Mir Snigdho, twin brother of 'July martyr' Mugdho, joins BNP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, the twin brother of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho who was killed in the July Uprising, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He joined the part... Read More


Jamaat will announce candidates 'when it's time,' says Jamaat chief Shafiqur

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will announce its "final" list of candidates for the 13th national parliamentary elections when "it's time," according to party chief Shafiqur Rahman. Endi... Read More


Survey reveals 3 percent of 'school-age' Rohingya girls enrolled in education in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A survey conducted by the Burma Task Force has revealed that only 3 percent of school-age Rohingya girls in Bangladesh are receiving education. The task force is part of the US and C... Read More


Low pressure over Bay becomes well-marked but unlikely to intensify

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A low-pressure system over the east-central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low, prompting authorities to issue danger signal No. 3 for all maritime ports, though for... Read More


Charan Cultural Centre demands withdrawal of decision to scrap music, physical education posts

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Charan Cultural Centre has demanded that the government withdraw its decision to abolish the posts of music and physical education teachers in government primary schools. In a statem... Read More