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Top court clears way for DUCSU polls to be held on Sept 9

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- The Supreme Court has given the green light for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election to be held as planned on Sept 9. On Wednesday, a seven-member benc... Read More


Home ministry meets field-level officials to ensure peaceful election

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs is set to hold a high-level meeting with field officers to review the country's law and order situation ahead of the 13th general election. The vir... Read More


Housewife found dead in Chattogram's Chandnaish, husband detained

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Police have recovered the body of a 19-year-old woman from a house in Chattogram's Chandanaish Upazila and detained her husband for questioning. The body of Sadia Sultana Alfi ... Read More


Two killed as train rams dump truck in Gazipur

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Two people have been killed after a Dhaka-bound Panchagarh Express train collided with a dump truck at a railway crossing in Gazipur city. The accident happened around 11:30pm ... Read More


377 Bangladeshis among hundreds held in Malaysia gambling crackdown

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Malaysian immigration authorities have detained hundreds of Bangladeshi nationals during a raid on illegal gambling activities in Kuala Lumpur. The operation, code-named Op Bel... Read More


Drivers demand uniform BRTA policy for battery rickshaws, easybikes

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Drivers of battery-powered rickshaws, vans and easybikes have called for a unified policy under the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), rejecting draft regulations frame... Read More


Traffic snarls as garment workers block Kuril road over unpaid wages

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- Workers from a garment factory have occupied a road in Dhaka's Kuril area to demand payment of wages and allowances, triggering severe traffic congestion. The protest by employ... Read More


NBR to hold monthly 'Meet the Business' sessions with stakeholders

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced that it will organise monthly meetings with businesses and stakeholders in an effort to ease and facilitate Bangladesh's busine... Read More


A man killed his wife and child to frame a land dispute rival. He and his brother are now jailed until death

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- A Bhola court has sentenced a man and his brother to imprisonment until death for killing a housewife and her young son in a bid to frame a rival in a land dispute. The verdict... Read More


ACC to prosecute two of S Alam's sons, 8 others for evading Tk 750m in taxes

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against 10 people, including two sons of controversial business tycoon Md Saiful Alam, for allegedly evading Tk 750 mill... Read More