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Barishal University students block highway demanding removal of VC

Dhaka, May 13 -- Students of Barishal University have blocked the Barishal-Patuakhali and Barishal-Bhola highways amid an ongoing hunger strike demanding the removal of Vice-Chancellor (VC) Shuchita S... Read More


Magura child rape, murder: Prosecutor expects 'capital punishment' for Hitu Sheikh

Dhaka, May 13 -- The prosecution in the rape and murder case of an 8-year-old Magura child believes the main accused, Hitu Sheikh, deserves capital punishment in view of his confessional statement, wi... Read More


Lightning strikes kills 300 every year across Bangladesh, deaths highest in northeast

Dhaka, May 13 -- An average of 300 people die from lightning strikes in Bangladesh each year, with the highest number of fatalities reported in the northeastern districts of Sunamganj, Netrokona and S... Read More


ACC prosecutes former Matarbari Power Plant director Jahangir Alam for Tk 290mn 'illicit' assets

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Jahangir Alam, former director of the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project, accusing him of amassing i... Read More


Prioritise fair election before reforms, CPB tells Consensus Commission

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has advised the National Consensus Commission to prepare a reform proposal for the elected government and hold swift parliamentary elections. ... Read More


NBR officials call pen-down protest, seek withdrawal of split ordinance

Dhaka, May 13 -- The NBR Reform Unity Council, a platform of tax officials, has called for a three-day pen-down protest, demanding the repeal of the ordinance that splits the National Board of Revenue... Read More


Trade in Dhaka stocks slides after brief surge

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has seen a downturn in trade volume and key index points after a brief upsurge. On Wednesday, the premier bourse of the country suffered a massive slid... Read More


Missing child's body found stuffed in sack at Dhaka garbage dump, burn marks found

Dhaka, May 13 -- The body of a five-year-old girl has been found at a garbage dump a day after she went missing from Tejkunipara in Dhaka's Tejgaon Thana area. Police recovered the body from the capi... Read More


Banned Awami League is now banished from the ballot

Dhaka, May 13 -- In a move that sends shock waves through Bangladesh's political soul, the Election Commission has suspended the Awami League's registration, striking the country's oldest surviving po... Read More


Won't launch mega projects with borrowed money, Finance Advisor Salehuddin says

Dhaka, May 13 -- Hinting at reducing the deficit in the budget for the next fiscal year 2025-2026, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said the policy of implementing mega projects by borrowing money... Read More