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United States sends 58,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh in third shipment

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A vessel carrying 58,359 tonnes of wheat from the United States, the MV WAF Artemis, has anchored off Chittagong Port. On Thursday, the Ministry of Food said the shipment was import... Read More


Government orders maximum security for trains and passengers during elections

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- With the parliamentary election and referendum approaching, the Ministry of Railways has ordered authorities to take the highest level of precaution to protect passengers, trains, an... Read More


Woman among seven people injured in BNP-Jamaat clash in Cumilla's Chauddagram

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A clash has broken out between activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Chauddagram Upazila of Cumilla, leaving at least seven people, including a woman, injured. Chauddagram Pol... Read More


Election violence in January kills 4, injures 509 across Bangladesh, says MSF

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- At least four people have been killed and 509 others injured in 64 incidents of election-related violence across Bangladesh in January, according to rights group Manabadhikar Shongsk... Read More


Munki, Trishna, Alpi hat-tricks as Bangladesh women thump Bhutan in SAFF U19 Championship

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Bangladesh began their SAFF U-19 Women's Championship campaign in commanding fashion, routing Bhutan 12-0 with three players bagging hat-tricks in Pokhara. Munki Akter led the scori... Read More


Bangladesh shuts St Martin's tourism for nine months to rescue its fragile coral ecosystem

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- As the last tourist vessel pulled away from the jetty on Jan 31, the coral island of St Martin's slipped into an unfamiliar quiet, its beaches emptied not by weather, but by a govern... Read More


Sarba Mitra Chakma backtracks, refuses to quit DUCSU post

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Sarba Mitra Chakma, a Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) executive member who has faced criticism over a series of controversies, has withdrawn his decision to resign. ... Read More


BNP chief Tarique pledges to export handloom goods worldwide if elected

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has pledged to take Bangladesh's handloom products to global markets, saying his party would launch export initiatives for the sector if it forms the gove... Read More


RAB recovers power gel, detonators from deserted primary school building in Sylhet

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 25 power gel sticks and 27 electric detonators from an abandoned school building in Sylhet's Kanaighat Upazila, materials the force des... Read More


Tangail prepares to welcome BNP chief Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP leaders and activists in Tangail are ready to welcome the party's chief Tarique Rahman, who is en route to the district to deliver his first-ever speech at an election rally. On... Read More