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Draft law for Civil Registration Commission in the works

Dhaka, March 4 -- The interim government has moved to establish an independent commission to mitigate complications involving the acquisition of birth certificate, NID and passport. A draft ordinance... Read More


MRT deploys policemen to patrol metro trains for passenger safety

Dhaka, March 4 -- Authorities have deployed MRT Police personnel to enhance security on the Dhaka Metro Rail, with at least two officers stationed inside each train to ensure passenger safety. The mo... Read More


CR Abrar to be sworn in as interim government advisor on Wednesday

Dhaka, March 4 -- Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, a former professor of international relations at Dhaka University who is popularly known as CR Abrar, is set to take an oath of office as an advisor to the i... Read More


Crocodile sightings spark panic among riverside communities in Rajbari

Dhaka, March 4 -- Multiple crocodiles have reportedly been spotted daily in Rajbari's Gorai River over the last month. Despite growing alarm in nearby communities, curious residents are flocking to th... Read More


Researchers concerned over Zika virus 'cluster' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 4 -- The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, or ICDDR,B, has detected the first "cluster" of Zika virus in Bangladesh. The patients with Zika virus were fir... Read More


Appeal verdict in money laundering case against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Mar 6

Dhaka, March 4 -- The Appellate Division has set Mar 6 for the verdict on the appeal in a money laundering case against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun. A four-... Read More


NCP demands prompt justice for martyred students, citizens in July uprising

Dhaka, March 4 -- National Citizen Party Convenor Nahid Islam has called for swift adjudication of the "mass murder and oppression of students and citizens" by the Sheikh Hasina regime during the July... Read More


6,531 primary school teachers to be appointed on Tuesday

Dhaka, March 4 -- A total of 6,531 candidates who were recommended for assistant teacher jobs in government primary schools in the Dhaka and Chattogram divisions will receive their appointment letters... Read More


Lynch mob beats 2 to death in Satkania over 'robbery suspicion'

Dhaka, March 4 -- Two people have been beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of robbery in Chattogram's Satkania, leaving at least five others injured. The incident took place on Monday night in Chan... Read More


'Mental peace' propelling Khaleda Zia's recovery, says personal physician Prof Zahid

Dhaka, March 4 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is in "better health than before" as she is experiencing "mental peace" while staying her son Tarique Rahman's home in London, her personal physician Prof... Read More