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6 rights groups call on interim govt to end 'broad ban' on Awami League activities

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A group of six human rights organisations has called on Bangladesh's interim government to end its ban on the Awami League's political activities under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In a ... Read More


Student devised plot with boyfriend to murder JnU's Jobayed a month ago, police say

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The killing of Jagannath University's Chhatra Dal leader Md Jobayed Hossen was planned more than a month ago, according to police. Investigators say the plot was devised jointly by ... Read More


Seven reforms proposed to overhaul BBS governance, operations

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A government taskforce has proposed seven priority recommendations to reform the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, focusing on greater operational and financial autonomy for the natio... Read More


Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Govardhan Asrani dies aged 84

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Veteran Indian actor Govardhan Asrani, widely known simply as Asrani, has died at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on Monday after being hospitalised for five... Read More


Man dies after assault over alleged rape in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Beaten and left critically injured over a rape allegation, a young man in Narayanganj has died eight hours later in a hospital at Narayanganj. Abu Hanif, 30, a security guard from S... Read More


MPO teachers rally at Shaheed Minar to press for swift action on allowance demands

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Teachers and employees at educational institutions under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme have begun a ninth day of protests to demand increases on a number of their a... Read More


Brahmanbaria woman held over fatal hammer attack on mother-in-law amid family row

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman on charges of killing her mother-in-law with a hammer following a family dispute in Brahmanbaria's Bancharampur Upazila. The incident took place on Sund... Read More


Power generation halted at Barapukuria plant after mechanical faults

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Mechanical faults have completely halted electricity generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Station in Dinajpur, according to officials. Chief Engineer Abu Bakar Siddique said ... Read More


Fire safety alert: Education directorate urges caution over fan, light switches at schools

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has issued a safety advisory urging teachers, officials and staff at educational institutions across Bangladesh to exercise c... Read More


Development spending edges up to 5% in first quarter amid recovery from political unrest

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Implementation of Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year has risen slightly compared with the same period last year, which wa... Read More