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Shadman brings up third Test ton

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Opener Shadman Islam has reached his third Test hundred, taking two off the second ball of the day to bring up the milestone off 221 balls against West Indies. Resuming on 99 in Dha... Read More


BNP's Mirza Faisal wins Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has won the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, defeating his closest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hosen, by 131,336 votes. Returning Officer and T... Read More


Ex-air force officer Tahsif Souri found dead

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The body of retired Bangladesh Air Force Flight lieutenant KM Tahsif Souri has been recovered from the Turag River a day after he went missing. A duty officer at Uttarkhan Police St... Read More


Risking defeat, Netanyahu ramps up attacks on Arab parties

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Thursday, without providing evidence, that Arab parties' record gains in an election this week were driven in part by voter fraud, a charge rejected by ... Read More


Thakurgaon-1 by-poll voting starts

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Voting has begun in the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary constituency. Polling started at 8am on Thursday and will continue uninterrupted until 4pm. Md Kamrul Islam, t... Read More


No ships to St Martin's on Nov 1

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Tourist transport services to St Martin's Island are set to miss the Nov 1 starting date due to delays in obtaining required clearances and approvals. The development was shared on ... Read More


Fuel prices hold steady for another month

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Fuel prices will remain unchanged in November, marking a second consecutive month without a revision after the government again raised rates in September. An order issued by the Ene... Read More


Rooppur gets go-ahead for power startup

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Bangladesh has cleared another hurdle towards generating power at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, authorising its first unit to begin power startup after physical-startup tests. Th... Read More


PM's flight leaves Japan after five-hour delay

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Bangladesh's national carrier has flown Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his entourage out of Japan after a five-hour delay caused by a mechanical fault. The flight departed Narita... Read More


'Midnight parting': What Tahsif's friend says happened

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Retired Air Force flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri left home on Tuesday evening after a call from Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dwip and stayed with him until around midnight, Dwip has said. Dw... Read More