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Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal welcome baby boy

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have become parents to a baby boy. The couple, who tied the knot in December 2021, shared the news on Friday morning through Vicky's o... Read More


Liberation War freed Awami League, not the nation, says BNP Rizvi

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the 1971 Liberation War did not bring freedom to the Bengali nation but only to the Awami League. "The freedom we achiev... Read More


India sets up Army base in West Bengal, military station in Assam along Bangladesh border

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The Indian Army has operationalised a new military base in West Bengal's North Dinajpur and is raising a new military station in Assam's Dhubri to reinforce its capacity along the bor... Read More


Injured BNP candidate Ershad Ullah being shifted to Dhaka for advanced treatment

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Ershad Ullah, the BNP candidate for the Chattogram-8 parliamentary seat wounded in a shooting during a campaign event at the port city's Bayezid Bostami, is being shifted to Dhaka for... Read More


Ansar member dismissed over mobile phone theft at Dhaka airport's cargo complex

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- An Ansar member has been expelled from the force on charges of stealing mobile phones from the cargo complex at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The expulsion of Zenar... Read More


Revised Power of Attorney regulations allow overseas Bangladeshis to manage property without passport

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Syedur Rahman, a Bangladeshi who left the country nearly 20 years ago and acquired US citizenship, had surrendered his Bangladeshi passport. A few years ago, when he returned to Bangl... Read More


Primary teachers to stage nonstop sit-in from Saturday for pay bump

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Assistant teachers of government primary schools are set to launch a fresh protest programme, demanding that their salaries be raised to the 10th grade pay scale and to press for long... Read More


Election Commission awaits party talks, says poll preparations 'nearly complete'

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- With the parliamentary polls approaching, the Election Commission is now waiting to hold dialogue with political parties, a crucial step before launching large-scale election campaign... Read More


Lord Carlile warns Bangladesh must avoid "past mistakes" in February election

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- British House of Lords member Alexander Charles Carlile has cautioned that Bangladesh's next national election must avoid repeating "past mistakes". He also called for urgent reforms... Read More


'Conspiracy brewing to shatter democracy again' after mass uprising, warns BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- A conspiracy is being hatched to subvert democracy in Bangladesh again after the July Uprising, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remarks while spea... Read More