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Police arrest 46 from Awami League flash rallies in Dhaka, nearly 3,000 in 10 months

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested 46 activists of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies during flash rallies across the city. According to police, the arrests were made o... Read More


No scope of referendum before elections, says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- There is no scope for holding a referendum before the general elections, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He shared the party's stance at a discussion on Frid... Read More


Downpours to drench parts of Bangladesh as low pressure moves over India

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of the country as a well-marked low currently situated over India moves northeastwar... Read More


BNP's Milon asks why he wasn't allowed to travel abroad

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- BNP leader ANM Ahsanul Haque Milon has questioned why he was prevented from travelling abroad. The BNP leader and former state minister for education demanded an explanation from th... Read More


CID ASP Moshiur arrested over alleged link to ex-RAB officer

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Police have given information about the arrest of the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Md Moshiur Rahman of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in a case pending bef... Read More


Travel ban imposed on 9 foreigners over 'embezzling Tk 2.75bn'

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- A Dhaka court has barred nine foreign nationals, including five founding directors of Ring Shine Textiles Limited, from leaving the country over allegations of embezzling Tk 2.75 bil... Read More


Bangladesh recruiters call for lifting conditions on agency selection for Malaysia labour market

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Bangladeshi labour exporters have called for the removal of conditions set for sending workers to Malaysia, describing them as "unreasonable and deliberately imposed". On Thursday a... Read More


SSC forms submission starts Dec 31 after preliminary results published

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The form fill-up for next year's SSC examination will begin on Dec 31, following the publication of preliminary exam results by December 30, education boards have said. According to... Read More


BNP accuses Consensus Commission of excluding party opinions from July Charter proposals

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that the National Consensus Commission excluded the opinions of political parties from the recommendations it submitted to the governme... Read More


Taher says Jamaat made 'sacrifices' to accommodate BNP, now seeks referendum before polls

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, deputy chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, has said his party made multiple "sacrifices" to accommodate the BNP's opposition during the National Consensus Com... Read More