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Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 opens in Dhaka, PM proposes 'international' status

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- After weeks of uncertainty over schedule and publishers' dispute, the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 has opened at the Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman i... Read More


Masudur Rahman, sent back from Malaysia, to be grilled for suspected ties to terrorism

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- A Man returned from Malaysia, Masudur Rahman, will be interrogated in police custody for two days over suspected ties to extremist groups. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana a... Read More


Dhaka court orders authorities to pursue seizure of former minister Javed's 518 UK flats

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to take steps to seize 518 flats in the United Kingdom owned by former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, as part of a widening investig... Read More


PM Tarique says politicising education, research and arts undermines civilised society

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for a concerted effort to build a liberal democratic state, emphasising that politicising education, research, and the arts is never a hallma... Read More


Tk 860mn loan rescheduling by new Governor Mostaqur's garment factory under spotlight

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) restructured a defaulted loan of Tk 860 million belonging to the garment factory of the newly appointed Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman approx... Read More


DU metro rail station closed for 2 hours on Thursday

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The Dhaka University metro rail station is going to remain closed for two hours to avoid inconvenience to passengers during the prime minister's visit to the book fair. Metro Rail P... Read More


Bangladesh court directs authorities to seek Interpol red notice against British MP Tulip

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- A Dhaka court has directed authorities to initiate steps to request an Interpol red notice for British MP Tulip Siddiq, niece of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Metropolitan Se... Read More


Police arrest 100 during overnight Ramadan crackdown in Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Dhaka police have conducted a sweeping overnight operation in Mohammadpur and Adabor, arresting 100 suspected criminals as part of efforts to curb gangs, extortionists, and drug deal... Read More


Babita, Sattar, Marina honoured with Ekushey Padak

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Bangladesh has awarded actress Farida Akhter Babita, architect Marina Tabassum, and Prof Abdus Sattar, a maestro of Oriental aesthetics and a pioneer of modern printmaking, alongside... Read More


Bangladesh Bank incident signals 'government-backed mob culture', Jamaat chief says

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has condemned the protests surrounding the former governor of Bangladesh Bank and his advisor, describing the events as the formal debut of a go... Read More