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Puppets, paint and a roaring tiger delight children at Ekushey Book Fair

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A giant tiger puppet burst onto the stage, sending young Maisha reaching for her phone to capture the moment. She had earlier competed in a drawing contest at the Amar Ekushey Book F... Read More


Ousted PM Hasina charged in another July Uprising murder case

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Police have pressed formal charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 25 others over the fatal shooting of a man during the July Uprising in Dhaka's Gulshan. The Anti-T... Read More


Eight held over Awami League flash procession in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Police have arrested seven leaders of the Awami League's women's wing and a microbus driver during a flash procession in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. Assistant Commissioner Shah Mustafa Tariq... Read More


Man held with counterfeit dollars, rupees in Chattogram

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A man has been arrested in Chattogram with counterfeit foreign currency. Sohel Chowdhury, 40, was detained on Thursday during a raid in the Oxygen Pathanpara area under Bayezid Poli... Read More


Moderate earthquake shakes Bangladesh again

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A moderate earthquake has struck Bangladesh, jolting Dhaka and several other parts of the country. The tremor occurred at 1:52pm on Friday and measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, acc... Read More


Ekushey Book Fair opens, publishers look forward to weekend rush

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 has officially opened its doors at the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises, with publishers expecting a massive turnout on Friday, the first ... Read More


Man stabbed to death in Chattogram

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A man has been stabbed to death in the neighbourhood of Sagarika in Chattogram. The incident took place at Pahartali Sagarika BITAC on Thursday night. The victim has been identifie... Read More


3 Jamaat, 1 BNP candidates move High Court seeking to cancel election results

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Four parliamentary candidates, representing Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP, have moved the High Court seeking to annul the results of the Feb 12 general election in their respective con... Read More


Bangladesh sees FY25 GDP growth hit 5-year low at 3.49%

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Bangladesh's economic growth hit a five-year low of 3.49 percent in the 2024-25 fiscal year, as political upheaval and civil unrest stifled national productivity. The final figure, ... Read More


Police arrest key suspect over stabbing eighth-grader to death in Rayerbazar

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Police have arrested the key suspect over the brutal stabbing of an eighth-grade schoolgirl outside her home in Rayerbazar. The suspect, identified only as Siam, was arrested on Thu... Read More