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NCP unveils reform blueprint, pitches shadow cabinet and election-time oversight

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, now transformed into the political party National Citizen Party (NCP), has unveiled an ambitious reform agenda prioritising the creation of a ... Read More


ACC raids 35 BRTA offices simultaneously

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has conducted raids in 35 offices of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) simultaneously to put an end to the bribery business and rings ... Read More


Khalilur shrugs off Myanmar's concerns over Bangladesh's contact with Arakan Army

Dhaka, May 7 -- National Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman has dismissed Myanmar's objections to Bangladesh's communication with the Arakan Army, saying the interim government will engage with any grou... Read More


3 die in road crash while taking elderly woman to hospital

Dhaka, May 7 -- Three people have died when their microbus crashed into a dump truck while taking an elderly woman to the hospital in Meherpur. Four others have been injured in the accident. The inci... Read More


Fresh spell of heatwave forecast Thursday, rain likely next week in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 7 -- A brief respite from the scorching summer heat will likely be disrupted by a fresh spell of heatwave in parts of Bangladesh starting Thursday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorologica... Read More


Court orders Chinmoy Das shown arrested in four more cases

Dhaka, May 6 -- A court has ordered Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesman for the Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, to be shown arrested in four more cases in Chattogram. Chattogram Metropoli... Read More


'No problem' with uncle coming home, but need security, says Tureen's daughter

Dhaka, May 6 -- Tejaswi Tureen Sumedha has said she has no objection to her mother and brother living in the Uttara house of former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz in the wake of... Read More


Internet connection a citizens' right, online sexual harassment unlawful in draft Cyber Security Ordinance

Dhaka, May 6 -- The Advisory Council has green-lighted a draft of the Cyber Security Ordinance that repeals nine sections of the Cyber Security Act, infamous as the "black law", and introduces new pro... Read More


A Pirojpur man married his fourth wife 20 days ago. Now he is accused of killing her and her mother

Dhaka, May 6 -- A man has been accused of killing his wife and mother-in-law over a family feud in Pirojpur's Bhandaria Upazila. The incident occurred at Dawa village in Dhawa Union around 11pm on Mo... Read More


BNP chief Khaleda Zia returns to Dhaka after 4 months in London

Dhaka, May 6 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to Bangladesh after four months of medical treatment in London. An air ambulance sent by the Qatari emir carrying Khaleda and her two daughter... Read More