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Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed 'recovering', taken off life support

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Awami League heavyweight and nine-time MP Tofail Ahmed has been taken off life support and is now breathing unaided, according to his personal aide. He has been undergoing treatment... Read More


BNP urges Yunus to ensure interim government follows caretaker model

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- With the general election approaching, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has called for the interim government to be structured along the lines of a caretaker administration. After a... Read More


BNP vows political, social empowerment of ethnic minorities

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party will always stand by ethnic minorities and work for their advancement. Speaking with ethnic minority leaders at ... Read More


PROGGA, ATMA urge scrapping of Philip Morris's nicotine pouch factory in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- PROGGA: Knowledge for Progress and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have expressed serious concern over Philip Morris's move to establish a nicotine pouch manufacturing factory in ... Read More


Govt plan to transform Pabna Mental Hospital into 'international-standard' institute

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has approved a Tk 13.65 billion project to transform Pabna Mental Hospital into an international-standard mental health institute and hospital. The approval came at a... Read More


Bangladesh reports four more dengue deaths as fatalities cross 250 this year

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Another four patients have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide death toll this year to 251. The Directorate General of Health Services ... Read More


Spin marathon ends in Super-Over drama as West Indies edge Bangladesh to square series

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The West Indies levelled the One-Day series against Bangladesh in the most dramatic fashion, clinching a Super-Over victory by a single run after an attritional contest dominated by ... Read More


Yunus hopes teachers will return to classrooms 'with renewed spirit' as govt hikes housing allowance

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says the interim government considers the demands of teachers and employees at MPO-listed private educational institutions to be justified. However, he ... Read More


Jagannath University student Jobayed's murder tied to love triangle, police say

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Claiming to have "unravelled the mystery" behind the killing of Jagannath University Chhatra Dal leader Md Jobayed Hossain, police said the incident stemmed not from politics, but du... Read More


8 arrested as Awami League stages protest marches in 10 locations across Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Supporters of the Awami League, whose political activities are banned, have held protest marches in 10 different locations across Dhaka, demanding that the interim government step do... Read More