Bangladesh braces for season's first cold wave as winter peaks

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The feeling of cold has intensified across Bangladesh over the last five days, mainly due to a slump in day temperature, up to 8degC, as the country approaches its coldest winter mon... Read More

9 detained over attempted diesel smuggling to Myanmar

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The Coast Guard has detained nine people and seized 9,000 litres of diesel over an alleged attempt to smuggle the fuel from Chattogram to Myanmar. The arrests were made on Wednesday... Read More

Parts of Bangladesh feel the chill amid season's first cold wave

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- A mild cold wave, the first of the season, is sweeping across several districts including Jashore, Chuadanga, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj and Nilphamari, according to the B... Read More

Government says Rajbari killing was extortion-linked, not 'communal violence'

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The government has dismissed claims that a man was killed in Rajbari in sectarian violence, calling reports circulating on social media and in some outlets "misleading". In a statem... Read More

Tarique Rahman returns home after 6,314 days

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman has finally returned to Bangladesh, ending more than a decade and a half in exile. The Bangladesh Biman flight carrying him landed at Hazrat Shahjalal Inte... Read More

'We'll work together to build Bangladesh': Sarjis welcomes Tarique's homecoming

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- NCP leader Sarjis Alam has welcomed the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh and stressed the need for unity to build the country in the period ahead. The NCP'... Read More

Tarique's homecoming crucial for democratic transition, stability: Mushtuq Husain

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Mushtuq Husain, a Standing Committee member of Bangladesh JaSad, believes Tarique Rahman's homecoming will address critical flaws in Bangladesh's democratic transition. The veteran ... Read More

NCP, Jamaat negotiate seat-sharing pact to contest in parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is holding talks with the Jamaat-e-Islami to form an alliance for the February elections, according to the parties' leaders. A Facebook post by Abdu... Read More

Shamsuddin's remains recovered after Hatia sandbar clash

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Police have recovered the body of Md Shamsuddin, who was caught in a deadly gunfight between rival groups over control of a sandbar in Hatia Upazila of Noakhali. Hatia Police chief ... Read More

Dhaka's 300 Feet Road swarms with BNP supporters ahead of Tarique Rahman's return

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The July 36 Expressway in Dhaka's Purbachal, commonly known as the 300 Feet Road, has transformed into a sea of people as supporters gathered from early morning to welcome BNP Acting... Read More

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