Policeman's body recovered in Ctg, APBn suspects suicide

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) believe that a policeman whose body was recovered in Chattogram died by suicide. Deepak Jyoti Khisha, superintendent of police for RAB-9,... Read More

Fresh clashes erupt between Dhaka College, Ideal College students a month after truce

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A month after students from Dhaka College and Ideal College brokered a "peace pact", the two sides have clashed again. A dispute on Tuesday over arguments and a scuffle eventually es... Read More

Bangladesh's bad loans crisis dates back to President Zia, but every parliament stayed silent: Rehman Sobhan

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh's long-running bad loans problem began under former president Ziaur Rahman but has never been properly examined in parliament, one of the country's most prominent economist... Read More

Shahadat Hossain Selim switches from LDP to BNP

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP) Chairman Shahadat Hossain Selim has joined the BNP, declaring it "defunct". Selim presented flowers to Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Ch... Read More

Advisor Fouzul calls businessmen, bureaucrats 'obstacles' to renewable energy

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has called some businessmen in the power sector and some officials of the ministry the "only obstacle" in the transition to renewable energy. He made the c... Read More

Tarique urges BNP members to prioritise party over candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Tarique Rahman has called upon the activists to work for the party without considering which candidate received the nomination for the upcoming parliamentary election. Speaking virtu... Read More

Handset registration: Manufacturers call for NEIR implementation

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Mobile Phone Industry Owners Association of Bangladesh (MIOB) has called for the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), saying it will strengthen mobil... Read More

ACC to prosecute Obaidul Quader, former secretaries over 'misappropriating' rehabilitation flats

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to file a case against former road transport minister Obaidul Quader and 13 ex-secretaries for "misusing power" to allocate flats, built ... Read More

JP Chairman Manju says Bangladesh's independence should 'never be underestimated'

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has said Bangladesh's independence "should never be underestimated", though Bengalis have yet to overcome "a tendency to be jealous of others... Read More

Classes at Dhaka Central University from Jan 1 as ordinance nears 'finalisation'

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Classes for the first batch (2024-25) of the proposed Dhaka Central University, comprising seven colleges in the capital, will begin on Jan 1, the education authorities have said. Th... Read More

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