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Jamaat leader terms coming polls "battle of ballot"

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Jamaat-e-Islami central working committee member and Dhaka South city secretary Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud has described the upcoming national election as a "battle of the ballot," urgi... Read More


Anisul calls Japa council shunning GM Quader

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Senior Jatiya Party leader Anisul Islam Mahmud has strongly criticized the recently held party council, alleging that it was organized with the intention of sidelining the party's cur... Read More


Expired medicines seized

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- A mobile court has seized various life-saving medicines worth over 4 lakh taka, including medicines expired 7 years ago, from a pharmacy in Sonaipul of Ramgarh Municipality in Khagrac... Read More


US promises to fix double tariff on Japanese goods

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. government on Thursday promised to amend a presidential executive order to remove overlapping tariffs on Japanese goods, Tokyo's trade negotiator said, after talks in Washing... Read More


Netanyahu divides Israelis and allies with plan for new military push in Gaza

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plans for a new military push in the Gaza Strip have raised warnings from the army leadership, opposition from hostage famili... Read More


US to give $50m for handing over Maduro

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50m, accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the wo... Read More


Tougher policy soon to regulate battery-run rickshaws

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The government has taken a move to introduce a tougher new policy to regulate the rampant and risky movement of unregistered battery-operated three-wheelers, commonly known as electri... Read More


Saki demands justice for murdered journalists in Gazipur

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Zonayed Saki, Chief Coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon, has strongly condemned the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin and the assault on another journalist, Anwar Hossain Sourav, ... Read More


Water crisis deepens misery in Old Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Residents of Dhaka continue to suffer from a lack of basic civic amenities and Lalbagh area of Old part in the capital is one of the areas where accessing safe drinking water has beco... Read More


'Time to move on from South Africa's WTC win'

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- South Africa's leading paceman Kagiso Rabada says it is time to move on from the euphoria of beating Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final wile admitting a belated majo... Read More