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Tarique Rahman will return home when 'the time is right', says Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has hit out at speculation over why BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has not returned home despite his mother and former prime minister Khaleda Zia's ailing ... Read More


Fire breaks out at residential building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A fire has broken out in a residential building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. Rashed Bin Khaled, duty officer at the Fire Service Control Room, said that the fire was reported at 3:40pm on... Read More


Boy who climbed onto metro train roof 'panicked after being spotted between carriages'

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A boy who climbed onto the roof of a Dhaka Metro Rail train, prompting an hours-long suspension of services, did so after panicking when security staff spotted him standing between tw... Read More


National economy will strengthen if BNP forms government, says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Under the changed political circumstances in the country, there is a new "trend" of joining the BNP, says Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the comment to report... Read More


Khaleda Zia's medical condition is now 'stable', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the medical condition of party chief Khaleda Zia is now stable. He told bdnews24.com on Monday, "Madam's condition is now stabl... Read More


How is Khaleda Zia? BNP urges public not to 'be misled' by reports on her condition

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the public not to be "misled" by varying media reports about the health of party chief Khaleda Zia, saying the former prime min... Read More


Annual exams postponed in most government schools amid teachers' strike

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Annual examinations in most government schools have been disrupted as teachers at public secondary and primary institutions continue their work stoppage, despite warnings from the gov... Read More


Farhad Mazhar accuses Yunus of forging ties with the military and 'superpower' sidelining people

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Writer and political thinker Farhad Mazhar has accused Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of forming a "pact" with the military and international powers by "ignoring" the people who along w... Read More


Fire destroys 50 homes in Chattogram slum

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A fire has swept through a slum in Chattogram's Bayezid Bostami area, destroying around 50 houses. The blaze broke out around 9:50am on Monday near the railway line behind a factory ... Read More


Metro rail track searched overnight after 2 climbed train roof: DMTCL

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Authorities have searched the entire metro rail track overnight after two individuals climbed onto the roof of a metro train, says Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing ... Read More