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BNP rejects Jamaat's 'India deal' claim as 'propaganda'

Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has rejected allegations by Jamaat-e-Islami that it has reached an agreement with India to return to power, describing the claim as "total prop... Read More


No major reform in electoral system, political culture unchanged, says Jasmine Tuli

Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- Many of the important recommendations made by the Electoral Reform Commission have not been implemented, according to commission member Jasmine Tuli. In her view, no major reforms h... Read More


BNP leader Tarique Rahman set to hit campaign trail in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman is set to begin the next phase of his election campaign in the port city of Chattogram on Sunday after kicking off the drive in Sylhet. Tarique is due to a... Read More


Police arrest teacher who went viral for allegedly abusing child in Dhaka school

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Police have arrested Pabitra Kumar Barua, a teacher allegedly involved in the abuse of a child at a school in Dhaka's Paltan. He was arrested from Dhaka's Mirpur area early on Frida... Read More


Tarique Rahman hears voters' concerns at first Dhaka rally, promises solutions

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has listened directly to voters' problems and expectations after calling residents onto the stage at the first election rally in his Dhaka constituency... Read More


'Child not beaten that way', says Dhaka school teacher facing abuse allegations

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- A teacher at Dhaka's Sharmin Academy has appeared in court after being arrested over allegations of child abuse, with police seeking five days to question him. Pabitra Kumar was arr... Read More


Another 'shooter' arrested over killing of Dhaka Swecchasebak Dal leader Muchabbir

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch has arrested another alleged shooter accused of killing Swechhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir. The suspect, identified as ... Read More


Indonesia finds bodies of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province at the weekend, the count... Read More


Teachers flee after closing school following allegations of child abuse in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Police have said the school at the centre of a social media outcry over the abuse of a 4-year old student has been shut, with its teachers on the run. Paltan Police chief Mohammad M... Read More


Bangladesh Bank backtracks on no-profit call for merged banks' depositors

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Bangladesh Bank has reversed its earlier decision and approved profit payments for depositors of five merged banks following criticism and protests. The central bank conveyed the de... Read More