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Jamaat chief calls for unity, restraint as election campaign enters second day

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has called on political parties and the government to remain united and refrain from any form of interference as the election campaign enters it... Read More


Police arrest teacher who went viral for allegedly abusing child in Dhaka school

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Police have arrested Pabitra Kumar Barua, a teacher allegedly involved in the abuse of a child at a school in Dhaka's Paltan. He was arrested from Dhaka's Mirpur area early on Frida... Read More


North Bangladesh has been mistreated and deprived since independence: Jamaat chief

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said North Bangladesh, despite playing a vital role in bolstering the country's food supply, has been deliberately deprived since the countr... Read More


Goddess Saraswati worshipped with lamps, bells and flowers at 76 DU Puja venues

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Hindu students are conducting Aarti, a ritual of oil lamps and bells, and Pushpanjali, or floral offerings, at different Puja venues In Jagannath Hall ground of Dhaka University to s... Read More


Bangladesh election campaign enters its decisive phase amid verbal sparring and promises

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The final phase of campaigning for the general election have begun in earnest with a sharp exchange of accusations, as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and the... Read More


Another 'shooter' arrested over killing of Dhaka Swecchasebak Dal leader Muchabbir

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch has arrested another alleged shooter accused of killing Swechhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir. The suspect, identified as ... Read More


Feb 12 election to set standard for future polls, says CA Yunus

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says the Feb 12 general elections will set a benchmark for all future polls in Bangladesh. He made the remarks during a maiden courtesy call by newly ap... Read More


Indonesia finds bodies of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province at the weekend, the count... Read More


Titas Gas areas, including Dhaka, to face low pressure for 24 hours from 12pm Saturday

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Low gas pressure will persist for 24 hours in areas under Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution PLC, including Dhaka, due to maintenance work at an LNG terminal. In a press release ... Read More


Who are the replacement candidates contesting Khaleda's 3 seats?

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Late BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia had been nominated in three constituencies for the 13th national parliamentary election. At the time the party announced he... Read More