Over 50 Bangladeshi fishermen jailed in India, families anxious

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The families of more than 50 Bangladeshi fishermen claim that the Indian Coast Guard has arrested and sent them to jail for crossing into the country's territorial waters while fishin... Read More

Chinese specialists meet Evercare medical board on Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- A four-member team of Chinese medical consultants has sat with the medical board overseeing the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. The second Chinese team arrived at ... Read More

Studies find 4% of Dhaka street boys are sexually exploited

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- New national research launched by The Freedom Fund, a human rights oraganisation, has revealed that almost 4 percent of street-involved boys in Dhaka have been subjected to commercial... Read More

Studies find 4% of Dhaka street boys are sexually eploited

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- New national research launched by The Freedom Fund, a human rights oraganisation, has revealed that almost 4 percent of street-involved boys in Dhaka have been subjected to commercial... Read More

Three dead in Dinajpur bus-van collision, arson ensues

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Three passengers of a battery-powered van have been killed and six others injured when it collided with a bus in Chirirbandar Upazila, Dinajpur. The accident took place around 8pm on... Read More

'Arbitrary pricing' turns Barapukuria coal into 'windfall' for staff, 'financial burden' for PDB

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- For nearly a year, a domestic coal pricing dispute between Bangladesh's Power Division and Energy Division has created friction between the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Bo... Read More

Culvert repair forces single-track train movement, disrupting schedules at Kamalapur

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Services at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station have faced widespread delays after repair work on a culvert in Tejgaon forced all trains to operate on a single track for several hours. ... Read More

High Court orders halt to hill-cutting at Rangamati university site

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The High Court has ordered an immediate stop to the hill-cutting carried out for the construction of the Rangamati Science and Technology University building. The bench of Justice Si... Read More

Jamaat-e-Islami names Krishna Nandi as Khulna-1 candidate replacement

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Amid intense debate and criticism, the Jamaat-e-Islami has declared Krishna Nandi as its candidate for the Khulna-1 seat for the parliamentary election. To make this change, the part... Read More

Teachers announce 'complete shutdown' of primary schools over pay, promotion demands

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Government primary school teachers in Bangladesh have announced a nationwide "complete shutdown" from Wednesday as part of their ongoing protest over pay and promotion demands. The P... Read More

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