Dense fog forces pause in river traffic in Bangladesh over poor visibility

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended the movement of all vessels after dense fog reduced visibility to unsafe levels. BIWTA Deputy Director Shahadat... Read More

All students will receive new textbooks by mid-January, says education advisor

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has said all of the new textbooks for both primary and secondary students will be distributed before the middle of January next year. Speak... Read More

Aam Jonotar Dal opens door to former NCP leaders Jara, Tajnuva after resignations

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Aam Jonotar Dal's General Secretary Tarek Rahman has invited former National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders Tasnim Jara and Tajnuva Jabeen to join his party. He made the call in a Face... Read More

NCP and LDP joined alliance, says Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have joined the eight-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, its chief Shafiqur Rahman said. On Sunday, he said b... Read More

BNP's Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain returns home after treatment in Singapore

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has returned to Bangladesh after completing medical treatment in Singapore. He arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka arou... Read More

Woman, son crushed to death by train in Bogura

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- A woman and her son have died after being hit by a train in Bogura's Sonatala Upazila, with police suspecting suicide. The incident occurred around 9:30am on Sunday in Chhoyghoria P... Read More

After years away, Tarique Rahman begins work at BNP office

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has begun office work at the party chairperson's office in Dhaka's Gulshan, two days after returning to Bangladesh following more than 17 years in ... Read More

Khaleda Zia's condition still 'critical' under intensive care, says personal physician Zahid

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- BNP chief Khaleda Zia is under intensive medical care at Evercare Hospital, with her condition described as "complex and critical". Her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain spoke... Read More

NCP leader Tajnuva Jabeen resigns amid reports of Jamaat alliance

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Tajnuva Jabeen, a senior leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has resigned from the youth-led political group amid reports of a potential alliance between the party and Jamaat... Read More

Bangladesh braces for cold wave as winter tighten its grip

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Despite a slight rise in temperatures, Bangladesh is gripped by a sharp winter chill, with dense fog keeping the sunshine at bay. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Departme... Read More

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