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Yunus stresses stronger law enforcement coordination ahead of polls

Bangladesh, July 28 -- As Bangladesh gears up for its 13th parliamentary elections, a meeting chaired by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need for greater coordination between the Army,... Read More


Al-Nassr and Chelsea in agreement for winger Joao Felix

Bangladesh, July 28 -- Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr have hijacked Portuguese club Benfica's effort to sign winger Joao Felix from Chelsea. The London club have accepted Al-Nassr's proposal, that is... Read More


Woman missing after falling into manhole in Tongi, rescue efforts ongoing

Bangladesh, July 28 -- A woman has gone missing after falling into an open manhole in Gazipur's Tongi. Members of the Fire Service are continuing their efforts to locate her. The incident occurred a... Read More


Water waist deep in places, at knee-height in others after 3 hours of torrential rain in Chattogram

Bangladesh, July 28 -- A torrent of 64mm of rain over three hours on Monday morning has caused waterlogging across the port city of Chattogram, with some roads submerged in water up to waist height an... Read More


Owned frontman AK Ratul laid to rest in actor father Jashim's grave

Bangladesh, July 28 -- AK Ratul, the vocalist, bassist and sound engineer of the band Owned, has been laid to rest beside his father, the legendary film actor Jashim, at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka. Th... Read More


Deadly blast at BIAM Foundation was planned: PBI

Bangladesh, July 28 -- The explosion that killed two people at the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management (BIAM) Foundation in Dhaka five months ago was a "premeditated" incident, accor... Read More


BNP walks out of consensus talks on reforming constitutional bodies

Bangladesh, July 28 -- The BNP has walked out of the latest round of dialogue with the National Consensus Commission after refusing to take part in discussions on proposed reforms to major constitutio... Read More


Over 100 Election Commission officials transferred in two weeks

Dhaka, July 27 -- The Election Commission Secretariat has begun reshuffling its central and field-level officials ahead of the 13th national election. On Sunday, 71 officials were reshuffled in a sin... Read More


Yunus calls for Malaysia's support for Bangladesh's ASEAN membership

Dhaka, July 27 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sought Malaysia's support for Bangladesh's entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a member state. He made the call on Sund... Read More


Parties agree on key governance reforms, diverge on state principles, says Ali Riaz

Dhaka, July 27 -- Bangladesh's political parties have reached consensus on a dozen major reform issues despite failing to agree on changes to the state's guiding principles. On Sunday, after the 19th... Read More