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Fire on bus in front of Kafrul Police Station

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- A fire has broken out on a bus in front of the Kafrul Police Station in Dhaka's Greater Mirpur on Friday night. Fire Service units reached the scene eight minutes after the fire wa... Read More


Bangladesh open Asian Games hockey campaign with defeat

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh held four-time champions South Korea at bay for the opening quarter before slipping to a 5-0 defeat in their first Asian Games hockey match. After a goalless first quart... Read More


BNP leader threatens to 'burn' Hindu trader to death

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- A BNP leader has been accused of threatening to burn a Hindu businessman to death in Patuakhali's Bauphal Upazila. An audio recording of the alleged one-minute and 57-second conver... Read More


Dhaka, Delhi restart official talks for Bangladesh PM Tarique's India visit: The Hindu

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- India and Bangladesh have resumed official-level talks to map out Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to New Delhi after a brief disruption in ties, The Hindu reports, citing dipl... Read More


Bangladesh, China eye diplomatic push on Rohingya

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Nearly a decade after the mass displacement of Rohingya from Myanmar, Bangladesh is turning to China in search of a breakthrough. Dhaka announced this month it plans to hold trilat... Read More


Blasts at Jatrabari Police Station, Mohakhali, Agargaon

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Multiple improvised explosives have detonated in front of the main gate at Jatrabari Police Station in Dhaka. The police station's duty officer, Sub-Inspector Md Hasanur, said mult... Read More


Mosque detainee claims group contacts on WhatsApp

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- One of the 23 people arrested on suspicion of militancy from the Tejgaon College mosque in Dhaka has claimed that the group gathered there after getting in touch over WhatsApp. Aft... Read More


Pakistan vows 'unconditional support' for Saudi security

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan military spokesperson says it will go "to any extent" to defend Saudi Arabia against attacks, as escalating Houthi strikes test new collective defence agreement, Arab News ... Read More


Any citizen can return to Bangladesh: Rumeen Farhana

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Brahmanbaria-2 Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Rumeen Farhan has said the Constitution gives any citizen of Bangladesh the right to return to the country at any time after lea... Read More


Mamata backs Congress in Nandigram after candidate quits

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Mamata Banerjee's faction of the divided Trinamool Congress suffered another blow on Friday as its Nandigram bypoll candidate withdrew from the race, hours after the Election Commis... Read More