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BNP leader's hanging body recovered from Lakshmipur home

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a local BNP leader in Lakshmipur's Raipur Upazila. The body of 52-year-old Yusuf Ali Bulu was recovered around 9am on Tuesday from his home... Read More


BNP MPs select Tarique Rahman as leader of parliamentary party

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Tarique Rahman has been elected as the leader of the 13th national parliament for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The BNP parliamentary party held its first meeting at 12pm ... Read More


Jamaat MPs take oath after boycott threat over BNP's reform council snub

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers have taken their oath as members of the 13th national parliament, despite earlier threatening to boycott the ceremony after the BNP declined to be sworn in ... Read More


Old Dhaka shoe factory fire brought under control after 50 minutes

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Firefighters have battled for 50 minutes to control the fire that broke out in a shoe factory in Old Dhaka's Bangshal. The Fire Service and Civil Defence said a factory located on t... Read More


Train movement suspended on Dhaka-Mymensingh route after rail break

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route have been suspended due to a broken rail track in Mymensingh's Gafargaon. The disruption began around 8pm on Monday after a fracture was... Read More


Tarique Rahman-from an outcast in politics to the pinnacle of power

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- For nearly two decades, Tarique Rahman was a name spoken more in courtrooms and political rhetoric than in corridors of power. Now, barely two months after returning home from 17 yea... Read More


BNP supporter beaten in Natore over allegations of assault, vandalism

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Locals have beaten a BNP activist over allegations of assault and vandalism in Natore's Baraigram Upazila. Police later took him into custody. The incident occurred in the Bagdob ar... Read More


Skipping Constitution Reform Council oath would void MPs' mandate, says Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Former student advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said skipping the oath as a member of the Constitution Reform Council would render a parliamentary oath "meaningless". A day be... Read More


NBR allows online filing of January 2026 VAT returns until Feb 22

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting online VAT returns for the January 2026 tax period through its e-VAT system until Feb 22 in the "public i... Read More


Maldivian President Muizzu heads to Dhaka for Tarique's oath-taking ceremony

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has left for Dhaka to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh's new government. A statement from the President's Office on Monday evening sa... Read More