Bangladesh scraps approval requirement for transferring plots, flats under housing schemes

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The interim government has removed the requirement for buyers to seek official permission when selling, gifting or mortgaging plots and flats developed by agencies under the Ministry... Read More

EC to hold half-day 'mock voting' on Nov 29 ahead of election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) is set to organise a half-day "mock voting" exercise on Nov 29 as part of the preparation for the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum. Announ... Read More

Six murders in Kushtia: Tribunal to hear testimonies against Hanif, 3 others from Dec 8

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The International Crimes Tribunal will begin hearing testimonies against Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three others in a case filed over the killing of... Read More

Plot graft: Verdict in case against British MP Tulip on Dec 1

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A Dhaka court has fixed Dec 1 to deliver its verdict in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana's daugh... Read More

'You are free', I saw a vast field, later learned it was Shillong, says Salahuddin

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- "On a deserted road, a hilly road, I was put down on a footpath and told 'You are free now'. "At that moment, I saw a vast field beside me. Later I learned it was called the Shillon... Read More

Superintendents of police picked by lottery in all 64 districts

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Superintendents of police (SPs) have been selected for all 64 districts through a lottery ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections next year. The lottery was held at the State ... Read More

Preparations under way for voter roll printing, transfers suspended

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to print the voter rolls, with the final list now being readied for nearly 128 million voters. Voter transfers are no longer allowed, and a... Read More

Repeated tremors expose yawning gaps in public preparedness as fear fuels confusion

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- From the bustling streets of Dhaka to the quiet fields of Narsingdi, Friday's 5.7-magnitude earthquake sent shockwaves through Bangladesh in more ways than one. Across the nation, i... Read More

Mother, two children found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Bogura

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A mother and her two children have been found dead in an apparent case of murder-suicide in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila. Law enforcers believe the woman slit the throats of her chi... Read More

Don't want people with political affiliation as election observers: CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has called on local organisations not to appoint those affiliated with political parties as observers of the 13th general elections.... Read More

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