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BNP planning to form 'grand alliance' ahead of national election: Salahuddin

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The BNP is "thinking of forming a grand alliance" ahead of the 13th parliamentary elections, says Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the party's National Standing Committee. He made the ... Read More


Nearly 43,000 polling centres set for upcoming national election

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission (EC) has finalised a total of 42,761 polling centres across Bangladesh for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Speaking at the EC headquarters in Dhaka... Read More


Former mayor Atiqul now arrested in case over trader's murder

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Former Dhaka North mayor Atiqul Islam has been placed under arrested in another case, this time over the killing of trader Tajul Islam during the July Uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan M... Read More


Remittances surpass $2 billion in first 25 days of October

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent over $2 billion in the first 25 days of October, maintaining the upward trend in remittance inflow. A review of Bangladesh Bank data shows on Sunda... Read More


Advisory Council to remain in charge until elected govt takes over: CAO

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The interim government has announced that the Advisory Council will continue to fulfil its duties and hold regular meetings until power is handed over to an elected administration. ... Read More


EC to hold inter-ministry meeting to assign election-time duties

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission (EC) has called a meeting with various ministries and agencies to remind them of their responsibilities during the 13th national parliamentary election. The ... Read More


Fatal fall reignites alarm over Dhaka's dream metro rail's safety, design flaws

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A fatal accident involving a falling part from Dhaka's Metro Rail has triggered fresh questions about the safety of Bangladesh's flagship transport project, just two years after it o... Read More


Ex-IFIC director Lutfar Rahman Badal acquitted in ACC case

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Former IFIC Bank director Lutfar Rahman Badal has been acquitted in a corruption case filed almost a decade ago. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka's Fifth Special Judge's Court annou... Read More


Experts question repeated metro rail bearing pad failures despite viaduct's weight

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- After the fatal metro rail accident, questions are mounting over how a bearing pad -- which supports viaducts weighing hundreds of tonnes -- could fall off again, just 13 months afte... Read More


Army seizes eight foreign pistols, explosives at Airport Railway Station

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The Bangladesh Army has recovered a cache of firearms and explosives from a train compartment during a raid at Dhaka's Airport Railway Station. In a statement, the Inter-Services Pu... Read More