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BNP Standing Committee rushes meeting on Khaleda's health

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The BNP's highest policy-making body, the National Standing Committee, is in an emergency meeting over the party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health. The meeting began at 9am on Monda... Read More


British MP Tulip sentenced in Bangladesh over corruption. What does her Labour Party say?

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The UK's ruling Labour Party has refused to recognise the Bangladesh court verdict that sentenced British MP Tulip Siddiq in a plot corruption case, saying the process "denied" her ba... Read More


Cold waves may sweep parts of Bangladesh after middle of December

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- One or two mild to moderate cold waves may sweep across the western and northern parts of Bangladesh in the second half of December, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has... Read More


Government appoints new UNOs in 77 Upazilas

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- As part of the administrative reshuffle before the announcement of the national election schedule, new Upazila administrators (UNO) have been appointed in 77 Upazilas across Banglades... Read More


CNG autorickshaw driver shot dead in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A CNG-powered autorickshaw driver has been shot dead in Dhaka's Jurain. The man, identified only as Bappa, 30, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 7pm on Monday with a... Read More


Digital permit mandatory for bonded warehouses from January

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made it mandatory from January for bonded warehouse licence holders to use the Customs Bond Management System (CBMS) to obtain Utilisation Perm... Read More


High Court revokes stay, clearing way for collection of increased Chattogram Port charges

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The High Court has lifted its stay on the increased fees at Chattogram Port, removing any legal barrier to their collection, according to port officials. The chamber judge of the Sup... Read More


Bangladesh would have 'fallen to India' without Khaleda, claims Jamaat's Taher

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdullah Mohammad Taher has claimed Bangladesh might have fallen "under India's control much earlier" had BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia not been resolute in her p... Read More


Jamaat explains women's reduced working hours plan, BNP challenges gender assumptions

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka Metropolitan South Secretary Shafiqul Islam Masud has said the proposal to reduce women's daily working hours to five is intended to "respect them". He sa... Read More


EC extends postal voting registration deadline for general election

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Election Commission has extended the deadline for postal voting registration by a week. On Sunday, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said Bangladeshi expatriates would have until Dec 25 ... Read More