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Road crashes claim 7,359 lives in 2025 with motorcycles involved in more than a third, says report

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Bangladesh's roads have exacted a grim toll in 2025, claiming 7,359 lives and leaving 16,476 injured, according to the Road Safety Foundation. The figures, drawn primarily from medi... Read More


NCP will clarify how many seats it will contest in alliance 'shortly', says Nahid

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) will announce within a day or two how many constituencies its candidates will contest in as part of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance for the parliame... Read More


LPG retailers blame government for LPG crisis since mid-Nov

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- An LPG station and conversion owners' association has sharply criticised the government over the ongoing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortage, which has been causing widespread dis... Read More


'July activists' seize Jatiya Party office in Bogura, demand party's ban

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Activists identifying themselves as "July fighters" have seized the Bogura district Jatiya Party office and hung banners there, while shouting slogans demanding the party's ban. The... Read More


Pabna-1, Pabna-2 polls suspended following court order over constituency boundaries

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC) has suspended the Feb 12 parliamentary elections in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 following a court order over constituency boundary disputes. On Saturday, Pabna ... Read More


'No chance' of fair vote without curbing 'mobs', says Jatiya Party's Patwary

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Jatiya Party Secretary General Shameem Haider Patwary has said there is "no possibility" of the 13th parliamentary election being held fairly unless "mobs" are brought under control.... Read More


Cutting interest rates 'not an easy task': finance advisor

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said sharply reducing high bank lending rates is no easy feat, stressing the need for consistency in monetary policy. "It is not very easy to re... Read More


Tarique's visit to northern region postponed following EC request

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman has postponed his planned visit to the northern region following a request from the Election Commission (EC). The decision was... Read More


Tarique takes the throne: BNP crowns a new era under Zia dynasty

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has named Tarique Rahman its new chief, formally passing the torch to the next generation of its founding family. The scion of the Zia legacy a... Read More


Suspects infiltrated Osman Hadi's campaign to 'disrupt election': chargesheet

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The murder of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi was carried out to "obstruct" the parliamentary election, according to a chargesheet submitted by investigators. The charg... Read More