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'Isolated incident': Election on track despite Hadi shooting, says CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has allayed concerns over security ahead of the upcoming national election, describing the recent shooting of Inqilab Moncho Conveno... Read More


RAB arrests Subrata Bain's daughter at Cumilla Central Jail gate

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested the daughter of gangster Subrata Bain aka Md Fateh Ali. Sabina Yasmin Bithi was arrested on Monday at the main entrance to the Cumilla Centra... Read More


Air ambulance arrives to take Hadi abroad for advanced treatment

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- An air ambulance has arrived in Dhaka to transfer Inqilab Moncho Convenor Osman Sharif Hadi, who was shot in the capital last week, to Singapore for further treatment. The private j... Read More


Faisal only named suspect in Hadi shooting case

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Faisal Karim Masud is the only suspect named in a case over the shooting of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi filed on Sunday night. Deputy Commissioner Harun Or Rashid ... Read More


Attempt on Hadi's life: Key suspect Faisal's associate Kabir arrested

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Kabir, a close associate of Faisal Karim Masud, the key suspect in the attempted murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin ... Read More


Development spending slumps to 11.75% in five months

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The pace of implementing the country's Annual Development Programme (ADP) has not recovered, with only 11.75 percent of the allocation spent in the first five months of the current f... Read More


Clothing trader shot dead in Khulna

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- A clothing trader has been shot dead in Khulna's Rupsha Upazila. The killing took place around 10:30pm on Sunday near the eastern end of the Rupsha Bridge in front of the Jabusa Aut... Read More


'Hadi attack will not derail election', commission explains CEC remarks

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Election Commission (EC) has issued a clarification of remarks made by the chief election commissioner (CEC) on the attack on Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, a... Read More


National Memorial ready for Victory Day with strengthened security

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The National Memorial monument in Savar has been prepared to honour the nation's heroes on Victory Day. On Monday, the National Memorial was seen fully painted and decorated in red ... Read More


Bangladesh becomes first country in Asia to classify cigarette filters as 'single-use plastic'

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Bangladesh has become the first country in Asia to classify cigarette filters as "single-use plastic" (SUP). The move is aligned with Article 18 of the WHO Framework Convention on T... Read More