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Shanto adds ton to recent tally, breaking captain's record

Dhaka, May 8 -- With the 10th delivery of his innings, Najmul Hossain Shanto took a step forward and took the delivery from Mohammad Abbas on the half-volley, driving it through to the boundary withou... Read More


DMP mulls adding 4 new police stations to Dhaka's law enforcing map

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has plans to establish four new police stations, Acting Commissioner Md Sarwar has said. Speaking at the inauguration of the Khilkhet Police Outpos... Read More


Floodwaters destroyed ripe paddy in Sunamganj's Haors. Farmers now fear losing their cattle

Dhaka, May 8 -- Blackened Waters, Vanishing Vistas Landscape stolen by rot: Floodwaters have submerged 20,000 hectares, turning vital straw stocks into putrid, black waste. Without dry fodder, the re... Read More


Farmers' potatoes perish at home cold storages hold only 25% of total yield

Dhaka, May 8 -- Despite good potato production in Rangpur, farmers have been suffering losses for several years due to low prices. At the same time, because of insufficient cold storage capacity, pota... Read More


UPDF Ganatantrik member shot dead in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, May 7 -- A member of the UPDF Ganatantrik faction has been shot dead in Khagrachhari's Panchhari. The incident took place in the Islampur area of Panchhari around 6am on Thursday, said Panchha... Read More


Teachers, classmates join funeral prayers for slain Bangladeshi student Bristy in US

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral prayer for Bangladeshi student Nahida Sultana Bristy has been held in the United States, with teachers, classmates and members of the local Bangladeshi co... Read More


India seeks Dhaka's 'swift' cooperation on repatriation amid pushback tensions

Dhaka, May 7 -- India has called on Bangladesh to expedite pending nationality verification cases to facilitate the repatriation of what it describes as "illegal Bangladeshi immigrants", amid growing ... Read More


I will not resign, let them sack me, says Mamata Banerjee

Dhaka, May 7 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to tender her resignation after her Trinamool Congress party lost to the BJP in the state assembly elections. She said, "Let the... Read More


NCP's Nahid warns of 'rise in communal propaganda' after West Bengal polls

Dhaka, May 7 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has expressed concern that communalism and propaganda "could increase" in Bangladesh following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vict... Read More


BNP cannot shift blame on interim government for measles crisis: Nahid

Dhaka, May 7 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has called for accountability over the recent measles outbreak in Bangladesh that has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 100 ch... Read More