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63 observers from OIC, 5 other groups to monitor Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Six international organisations, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will send at least 63 observers to monitor Bangladesh's parliamentary election and referendu... Read More


Claim that voting for Jamaat will lead to heaven has no basis in Islam: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged voters not to support those who use religion in politics. Fakhrul, who is contesting the Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman takes the stage at Sirajganj election rally

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has taken the stage at an election rally in Sirajganj's BSCIC Industrial Park. He stepped onto the stage around 3pm on Saturday, where party leaders, activi... Read More


Asian University of Bangladesh hosts international conference in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Asian University of Bangladesh (AUB) has organised an international conference in Dhaka as part of its programmes marking the university's 30th anniversary. The two-day conference, ... Read More


Election violence: 15 injured in BNP-Jamaat clash in Bhola

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- At least 15 people have been injured in a clash between supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami during election campaigning in Bhola's Borhanuddin Up... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman calls for 'unwavering patriotic unity' ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has urged people to prove through the ballots that the unity of patriots is "unwavering". He made the comment while attending a roadside meeting on the thir... Read More


Why Nepal's court held US-Bangla Airlines liable for unlimited compensation over 2018 crash

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A court in Nepal has ruled that Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines is subject to unlimited liability for passengers killed in a plane crash at Kathmandu airport in 2018. It is t... Read More


Woman found dead, husband critically injured as police respond to 999 call

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Police have found a woman dead at a Rajshahi residence after responding to a 999 call. The residence belonged to a journalist, identified as Golam Kibria Kamal, 60, a deputy editor ... Read More


Eight people hospitalised after explosion at Wari restaurant kitchen

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- An explosion in the kitchen of a restaurant called Pasta Club in Dhaka's Wari has injured several people. Eight of the injured have been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Th... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman en route to Sirajganj

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has set off for Sirajganj to participate in an election rally. His motorcade left Hotel Naz Garden in Bogura at 12:30pm on Saturday. On the same day, Tariq... Read More