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BNP kicks off extended meeting to hear expectations of grassroots leaders

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, has launched its first extended meeting in seven years with recitations from the Quran and a performance of the national anthem. The openin... Read More


Sherpur Bridge to close for repairs, disrupt Dhaka-Sylhet route for 10 hours

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Sherpur Bridge on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway will be closed for 10 hours for repair work. From 11pm on Friday to 9am on Saturday, all vehicular movement along the Shayestaganj-She... Read More


Prepare BNP for general elections, says Tarique

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called on party leaders and activists to prepare for the general elections by maintaining unity and discipline. Speaking at the BNP's ex... Read More


Bismillah Group MD, chairman and 6 others jailed in money laundering case

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Bismillah Group Managing Director Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury and his wife Chairman Nowrin Habib, along with six others to 12 years in prison each in a... Read More


Bangladesh issues new accreditation policies for journalists

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The interim government has issued new press accreditation policies for journalists of domestic and foreign media organisations working in Bangladesh. The new policies for 2025, sign... Read More


Khaleda calls for the creation of a 'united BNP' that engages the people of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called for the creation of a "united BNP" that involves the people of Bangladesh. She made the call to the BNP leaders of all levels during a virtual... Read More


Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of lover at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A court has sentenced a man named Maruf Hasan Badhan to death by hanging for the 2019 rape and murder of his lover inside an abandoned train carriage at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Sta... Read More


Poet Galib removed from post at NAEM

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Poet Sohel Hasan Galib has been removed from his role as a training specialist at the National Academy for Educational Management, or NAEM, following his arrest on charges of hurting... Read More


Korail slum fire brought under control

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A fire that broke out at Dhaka's Korail slum has been brought under control after nearly an hour of efforts by 10 fire service units. Md Shahjahan Sikder, a spokesperson for the Dep... Read More


Soyabean oil shortage returns as vegetable prices begin to climb

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Bottled soyabean oil has once again vanished from markets, just two and a half months after a price hike temporarily improved its availability. Consumers have complained that they c... Read More