Exclusive

Publication

Byline

US midterm election: Early results coming in

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Key Points * Americans to deliver verdict on Trump's 2nd term in midterm elections * All seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs * Democra... Read More


Dengue: 6 die, 1,866 hospitalised

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Another six people have died from dengue and 1,866 have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease over the past 24 hours across Bangladesh. According to the Directorate Gener... Read More


HSC retakes for failed students begin Dec 1

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- More than 422,000 students who failed one or two subjects in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams have been given another chance, with retakes set to be... Read More


New garment wages to take effect from Dec: wage board

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The new wage structure for garment workers will come into effect from December, the minimum wage board formed for the sector has said. Speaking after the board's first meeting on Wed... Read More


Tahsif death: Police get 3 more days to question Disha

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A Dhaka court has placed Jerika Tasnim Disha in custody for three more days for questioning in a case following the recovery of the body of former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif ... Read More


Journalist Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury detained

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Police have detained Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, a journalist and former information advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. He was detained from the offices of broadcaster DBC i... Read More


'Ramayana' fever grips London's Trafalgar Square

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- With just a day left before the release of Nitesh Tiwari's "Ramayana" during Diwali, excitement surrounding the film has reached a fever pitch, with celebrations inspired by the mytho... Read More


10,000 police deployed in Mirpur: DMP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- More than 10,000 police officers have been deployed across Mirpur to maintain order amid garment workers' protests, with the streets now clear of demonstrators, a senior Dhaka Metropo... Read More


SAU students clear Agargaon road, rally outside PWD office

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) have cleared a blockade of an Agargaon road and moved to the front of the Public Works Department. They had taken to the road ... Read More


PM meets senior Chinese Communist Party official

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Chinese Communist Party official Liu Haixing has met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka to discuss economic cooperation, the Rohingya crisis and political ties. Liu, minister of ... Read More