Bangladesh records three more dengue deaths in a day as toll crosses 400 this year

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Bangladesh has reported three more deaths from dengue fever in the past 24 hours, pushing the yearly death toll to 401. The number of hospitalised patients from the Aedes mosquito-bo... Read More

Govt extends VAT exemption on metro rail tickets for six more months

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The value-added tax (VAT) exemption imposed on metro rail tickets last year has been extended by six more months. The extension means metro passengers can commute for the time at the... Read More

Students halt movement demanding Dhaka Central University ordinance

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Student protesters pressing for the issuance of the ordinance needed to establish the proposed Dhaka Central University through the merger of seven government colleges have suspended ... Read More

New committee elected at India-Bangladesh Chamber with six returning members

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries has installed its new committee, with six members from the current Bangladeshi roster retaining positions. Moshiur Rahman, own... Read More

Journalist-analyst Mozammel warns election could lead Bangladesh to 'stability or deepening political crisis'

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- In the altered reality following the 2024 July Uprising, the general election expected in February is shaping up to be more than a contest for power as it will decide whether the nat... Read More

'Why hasn't another Rokeya come in 100 years?' asks Yunus, reflecting on women's progress

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh has yet to see a figure match the stature of Begum Rokeya, the trailblazing champion of women's rights in Bengal, even as nearly a cen... Read More

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

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