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25 injured as harassment sparks violent clashes at Jashore engineering university campus

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- A confrontation over the harassment of a female student at Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) has erupted into a full-scale clash between students and local villager... Read More


SKOP stages blockade protesting New Mooring lease in Ctg

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Trade union platform Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) has launched a blockade in Chattogram to protest against moves to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to f... Read More


Partners, family killed 137 women a day worldwide in 2024, UN finds

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- The United Nations has released new data showing that more than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, equivalent to one every 10 minutes ... Read More


Bangladesh Medical University fire brought under control

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka's Shahbagh has been brought under control. The incident was reported on the fourth floor of Block A at around 11:15am... Read More


359,000 students apply for admission to public, private schools in five days

Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- More than 359,000 students have applied online for admission to grades 1 through 9 at government and private schools across Bangladesh in five days since the window opened. Governme... Read More


Interim government promulgates ordinance on referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The interim government has issued an ordinance to hold a referendum alongside the 13th parliamentary election. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs's Legislative a... Read More


France seeks to deepen relations with Bangladesh, says its envoy

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Ambassador Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet has said France is keen to advance bilateral relations with fresh momentum, emphasising democracy, development and regional cooperation. After meet... Read More


Over 11,500 complaints lodged with ACC in 11 months

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has received 11,630 complaints against individuals and organisations up to October this year, taking forward 960 of them. ACC Commissioner Mia M... Read More


Dhaka slum blaze tamed after five hours as inhabitants watch homes collapse

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A devastating fire that raged for more than five hours in the Korail slum of Dhaka's Mohakhali has finally been brought under control, while the air filled with the cries of resident... Read More


BNP calls on EC to allow more time for expat voter enrolment

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has requested an extension of the registration period for postal voting to benefit overseas Bangladeshis. On Tuesday, a delegation met Chief E... Read More