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Fog halts ferry crossings on Paturia-Daulatdia route, two vessels stranded mid-river

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Ferry services on the Paturia route in Manikganj and the Daulatdia route in Rajbari have been suspended due to dense fog. The suspension has been in effect since around 3am on Friday... Read More


Islami Andolan Bangladesh postpones Jan 9 'mass' rally

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Islami Andolon Bangladesh has postponed its "mass" rally scheduled for Jan 9. The party announced the decision on Friday, following a regular meeting of its central committee chaired... Read More


EC bins Jamaat heavyweight Hamidur Rahman Azad's Cox's Bazar-2 bid

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad has been knocked out of the race in Cox's Bazar-2 after election officials rejected his nomination papers during sc... Read More


CPB General Secretary Kafi knocked off Cumilla-5 ballot over signature mismatch

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Abdullah Al Kafi, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), may no longer appear on ballot papers over what he calls an administrative mix-up. Cumilla Returning O... Read More


US imposes 1% tax on cash and money order remittances

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The United Stated has introduced a one percent tax on money migrants send home to their families in other countries, including Bangladesh. The new tax took effect from Thursday, the ... Read More


Rumeen Farhana shrugs 'twist of fate' for not riding 'BNP tide'

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Rumeen Farhana, a recently expelled leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has filed her nomination for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency as an independent candidate, express... Read More


Policewoman 'kills herself' at her home in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A policewoman has hanged herself in apparent suicide in Dhaka's Dakhshinkhan, police say citing her family. The 28-year-old Rajia Sultana Mim, a Nayek at the Armed Police Battalion (... Read More


Inqilab Moncho sets 22-working-day deadline for trial in Hadi killing

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Inqilab Moncho has announced plans to launch a movement to oust the government if the trial over the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi is not completed within 22 working days. The org... Read More


NCP leader Hannan Masud declares fivefold his father's wealth

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- NCP leader Abdul Hannan Masud owns five times more wealth than his father, an analysis of affidavits filed by the father-son duo has revealed. Hannan, 26, is the senior joint chief c... Read More


Constitutional expert Dr Kamal Hossain hospitalised with pneumonia

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Constitutional expert Dr Kamal Hossain, founder of the Gono Forum, has been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition. Gono Forum General Secretary Mizanur Rahman ... Read More