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Application complexities for journalists to cover elections to be resolved

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said the application complexity would be resolved to help journalists obtain press cards and vehicle stickers for covering the... Read More


128 Bangladeshi fishermen return home from India

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh on Thursday repatriated 128 fishermen who had been detained in India under a mutual repatriation arrangement between the two neighbouring countries. At the same time, 23 ... Read More


BNP calls Sherpur killing 'unwarranted,' demands quick probe

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- BNP Election Steering Committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Thursday called the clash between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Sherpur, which left one person dead, 'unwarranted' and called ... Read More


Tarique reaches Rajshahi to launch fourth phase of BNP campaign

, Jan. 29 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman reached Rajshahi on Thursday to begin the fourth phase of his election campaign, launching a three-day tour in the northern region aimed at mobilising voters i... Read More


Spain plans to legalise 500,000 undocumented migrants

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Spain plans to grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants, a move drawing attention from countries including Bangladesh as it contrasts sharply with tougher immigrati... Read More


Sherpur killing: Jamaat Ameer demands arrest of perpetrators

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the killing of a party leader during a clash in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on... Read More


Stocks slide in early trade at DSE, CSE

, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh's stock markets posted losses in the first half of trading on Thursday, with key indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) moving l... Read More


Gold price crosses Tk 286,000 per bhori in Bangladesh, hits fresh record

, Jan. 29 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh soared to a new all-time high on Thursday as the rate of 22-carat gold crossed Tk 286,000 per bhori following a sharp hike by the Bangladesh Jewellers Associatio... Read More


Grocery shop owner shot in Dhaka's Pallabi

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A grocery shop owner was shot and wounded by snatchersin Pallabi area of Dhaka on Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Mohammad Hossain Dipu, 46. Dipu's wife Afroza said ... Read More


Japan's Owakudani: black eggs said to add seven years to life

, Jan. 29 -- Nestled in Japan's Hakone region, Owakudani is a steaming volcanic valley famous for its black eggs, known locally as kuro-tamago. Boiled in sulphur-rich hot springs, the eggs turn jet b... Read More