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Legal notice sent to CEC seeking disqualification of 12th election candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Students Against Discrimination has served a legal notice on the chief election commissioner (CEC), calling for all candidates of the 12th parliamentary election to be declared i... Read More


Toyota Bangladesh Limited opens new showroom in Tejgaon

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Toyota Bangladesh Limited has opened a showroom in Tejgaon. Managing Director Premmit Singh said Toyota Bangladesh Limited's mission is to continually address the ever-changing need... Read More


Bangladesh 'freezes' Tk 661bn assets to recover laundered money, domestically and globally

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The interim government has reported that immovable and movable assets worth Tk 661.46 million belonging to different industrial groups, both in Bangladesh and abroad, have been "atta... Read More


Choto Sajjad's bail in seven murder cases revoked, now held in Rajshahi prison

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The bail previously granted to Sajjad Hossain, alias Chhoto Sajjad, a notorious in Chattogram, in seven cases has been suspended. The chamber judges' court issues the order, Deputy ... Read More


Those rejecting freedom fighters' role lack military history knowledge, says Touhid

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said those who deny the contribution of Bangladesh's freedom fighters and portray the 1971 Liberation War as merely an India-Pakistan conflict have... Read More


Jatiya Party to field candidates for 300 constituencies despite fears of 'engineered elections'

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Jatiya Party, led by GM Quader, has announced it will field candidates in all 300 constituencies for the parliamentary polls, despite concerns over "voting fairness", Secretary G... Read More


Amir Khosru, Gias Quader, Mir Helal collect nomination papers in Chattogram

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has collected his nomination paper for the Chattogram-10 constituency, as multiple contenders from the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami move to ... Read More


ULAB celebrates Victory Day 2025 paying homage to freedom fighters

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh has marked Victory Day 2025 with an event paying tribute to the heroes of the Liberation War. The observance on Tuesday began with the unve... Read More


Bangladesh sees India's reciprocal envoy call as 'routine', rejects unsolicited election advice

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Following the summons of the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka, the subsequent call for Bangladesh's envoy in New Delhi is being regarded as "routine" by Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossa... Read More


'These do not qualify as buildings,' Fire Service officer fumes after Islambagh blaze

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Inside narrow lanes, one-storey brick houses have been topped with three to four additional floors made of bamboo, tin and wood, which are rented out. In Old Dhaka's Islambagh, thes... Read More