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ASEAN MPs look to bar Myanmar from BIMSTEC over human rights concerns

Dhaka, April 2 -- The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on Wednesday strongly condemned the decision to invite the "illegitimate" Myanmar military junta to participate in the upcoming Bay... Read More


2 die falling off train roof making TikTok video in B'baria

Dhaka, April 2 -- Two men died, and two others injured after falling from the roof of a moving train while making a TikTok video in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura upazila on Wednesday. The accident happened ... Read More


Dr Yunus' remarks on Northeast India made with good intentions: High Representative

Dhaka, April 2 -- The interim government on Wednesday said they want to proceed maintaining good relations with all countries and highlighted that Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus' comment relating t... Read More


Army deployed after embankment collapses in Satkhira

Dhaka, April 2 -- A portion of the embankment in Anulia union of Ashashuni upazila, Satkhira, collapsed on the morning of March 31, causing approximately 150 feet of land to be washed away into the Kh... Read More


20 shops gutted in N'ganj furniture market fire

Narayanganj, April 2 -- A fire broke out at a wooden furniture market in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj upazila on Wednesday destroying at least 20 shops. The fire started around 4am behind the Makkah Nag... Read More


Khaleda Zia undergoes 'complete health check-up in London

Dhaka, April 2 -- Doctors at the London Clinic have started a 'complete health check-up for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, said her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain on Wednesday. "Madam's comp... Read More


Govt working to prevent extremism from flourishing in Bangladesh: Adviser Mahfuj

Dhaka, April 2 -- The government is working to prevent any form of extremism from arising in Bangladesh, and is prepared to take a hardline approach if needed in this regard, according to Mahfuj Alam,... Read More


BNP leader-led attack in Bagerhat injures four policemen; 17 arrested

Bagerhat, April 2 -- A group led by a local BNP leader reportedly attacked police in Kachua upazila's Gajalia Bridge area on Tuesday night in an attempt to snatch an arrested suspect, leaving four pol... Read More


BNP leader-led attack in Bagerhat injures four policemen; 16 held

Bagerhat, April 2 -- A group led by a local BNP leader reportedly attacked police in Kachua upazila's Gajalia Bridge area on Tuesday night in an attempt to snatch an arrested suspect, leaving four pol... Read More


Vested quarter deliberately misinterpreting statement of BNP on reforms: Fakhrul

Thakurgaon, April 2 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a vested quarter is deliberately misinterpreting the statement of BNP's stance on reforms. He also clarified ... Read More