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Primary teachers begin three-day work stoppage to push for better pay, promotions

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Primary school assistant teachers have launched a three-day total work stoppage to press for a series of demands relating to pay grades and promotions. The protest action started on... Read More


ULAB holds panel discussion on language documentation, linguistics research

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has held a panel discussion on "The Art of Language Documentation and The Role of Technology in Linguistics Research" as the culminat... Read More


NCP's Nasiurddin demands trial for parties involved in 1971 genocide

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has demanded a trial for the political parties involved in the genocide during the 1971 Liberation War. He made the... Read More


Dhaka Metro Rail cards can now be recharged online

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- From now on, passengers using the Dhaka Metro Rail can their travel passes online. The service was inaugurated at the capital's Agargaon Metro Station on Tuesday morning. As a resu... Read More


Torch procession in JU demands release of Baul artiste Abul Sarkar

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Students at Jahangirnagar University have held a torch procession demanding the release of Baul singer Abul Sarkar and protesting what they described as nationwide attacks and repres... Read More


Plaintiff seeks to withdraw case over desecration of Nural Pagla's grave

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A woman who filed a case over the desecration of the grave of Nurul Haque, a fringe religious figure known locally as Nural Pagla, in Rajbari has petitioned to withdraw the complaint... Read More


House of Lords suspends two peers over 'lobbying breaches'

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The House of Lords has suspended two long-serving peers after a parliamentary watchdog ruled that both of them repeatedly violated lobbying rules. The Guardian reported that Richard... Read More


Thousands of Bangladeshi expats register for postal vote. Here's where they're from

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- More than 20,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have registered in the first five days to vote by post in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, according to Election Commission data. T... Read More


Man hacked to death in front of home in Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Police have confirmed the death of a man from hacking at Dhaka Udyan in the capital's Mohammadpur. Mohammadpur Police Inspector Mofiz Uddin said the victim, identified as Billal Hos... Read More


Former lawmaker Fazle Karim remanded for 3 days over JCD leader Nuru murder

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- A Chattogram court has placed former Raozan lawmaker ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury on a three-day remand in a case over the killing of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader Nurul Alam Nuru in ... Read More