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Upcoming election will be a 'battle' between 'two forces', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the upcoming general election will be a "battle" between "two forces". At a discussion organised on Sunday afternoon ahead of ... Read More


Former ICT prosecutor Tureen shown arrested in case involving fraudulence and assault

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz has been shown arrested in a case filed at the Vatara Police Station involving fraud and assault. The court of Dhaka Met... Read More


Case filed against online news portal over alleged fake news item on Mirza Abbas

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- An online news portal, Dainik Ajker Kantho, has been accused in a case over publishing "fake news" linking Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Abbas to the attack on Inqi... Read More


BNP's Fakhrul vows historic welcome for Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- BNP has announced plans for an "unprecedented" public reception for acting chairman Tarique Rahman upon his return to Bangladesh later this month, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhr... Read More


Osman Hadi shooting: Police scour 'all possible locations' as day passes

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Hours after Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, was shot, images of a suspected attacker, along with names and details, began circulating on the internet. Although no... Read More


Martyred Intellectuals' Day: 'We cannot move past the ideals of the Liberation War'

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The usual crowd of people holding flowers and banners in memory of martyred intellectuals seemed somewhat diminished at the Rayerbazar Massacre Memorial this year. Some of those who... Read More


2 killed as truck veers off road, crashes in Sitakunda

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- At least two people have died while one person has been injured as a truck carrying betel leaves veered off the road and crashed in Chattogram's Sitakunda. The accident occurred in ... Read More


IFAD approves $51.4mn for a climate resilience project in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved $51.4 million to finance a project in Bangladesh, aiming to build climate resilience, strengthen food security... Read More


Assault on UN base in Abyei claims six Bangladeshi lives, injures eight others

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been killed and eight others injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has confirmed... Read More


Mirza Abbas recalls facing hostile crowd while visiting Hadi in hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has described how he "maintained calm and silence" when confronted by an aggressive crowd while visiting Sharif Osman bin Hadi in hospital following an ... Read More