'If you don't work properly, I lose sleep,' CEC Nasir tells election officials

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has directed field administration officials, including returning officers, to carry out their duties strictly in line with the law and ele... Read More

Woman arrested over shooting of NCP leader in Khulna

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Police have arrested a woman in connection with the shooting of Motaleb Shikdar, the Khulna divisional chief of the Jatiya Sramik Shakti, the NCP's labour wing. The woman was appreh... Read More

Fire at high-rise in Dhaka's Babubazar brought under control

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Emergency responders have doused a fire that broke out in a 13-storey building in Dhaka's Babubazar. The incident occurred in a room on the sixth floor of the building called Haji T... Read More

In Dinajpur, BNP 'infighting' creates opening for Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of polls

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Rifts within the BNP have emerged in several constituencies in Dinajpur ahead of the 13th national election, raising concerns among party members and potentially benefiting rival Jam... Read More

Protesters clash with police outside Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Tensions have flared again outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi amid ongoing diplomatic strain between the two countries. Indian media reported that activists of the Vish... Read More

ICT orders trial of Hasina, Kamal and 15 Army officers over alleged disappearances, torture at TFI

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered the start of trial proceedings against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and 15 Army off... Read More

BNP agrees to relinquish 4 seats to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam under election deal

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The BNP has announced a seat-sharing agreement with the Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, under which the party will not contest four parliamentary constituencies in th... Read More

'Tensions' flare at Rajshahi University after war of words between Chhatra Dal and RUCSU GS

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Tensions have escalated at Rajshahi University following a public spat between the university unit of Chhatra Dal and RUCSU General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar. The exchange of state... Read More

Factories warm, kitchens cold as winter exposes Bangladesh's uneven gas supply

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Across Dhaka this winter, the gas grid has drawn an invisible line. On one side, factory floors hum uninterrupted, their boilers fed by steady pressure. On the other, kitchens flick... Read More

Airport authorities impose 24-hour visitor ban for Tarique's homecoming

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Authorities have banned visitors at Shahjalal International Airport for 24 hours to manage crowds ahead of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's return to the country. According to a... Read More

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