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With Mongol Shobhajatra renamed, is its UNESCO status in jeopardy?

Dhaka, April 18 -- UNESCO has said it has not received any formal proposal regarding the decision to rename the "Mongol Shobhajatra", the iconic Pohela Boishakh procession, now being referred to as th... Read More


Body of policeman found hanging inside Darshana checkpost

Dhaka, April 18 -- Police have recovered the body of a policeman hanging with a noose around his neck inside the Darshana Joynagar Checkpost in Chuadanga. Police believe he died by suicide. The body ... Read More


Polytechnic students to continue protests with mass rally on Friday

Dhaka, April 18 -- Polytechnic students are planning to stage a mass rally on Friday afternoon, wearing shrouds on their heads in a symbolic demonstration to press for their six-point charter of deman... Read More


All talk, no trash: 6 months into crackdown, Bangladesh polythene ban lacks bite

Dhaka, April 18 -- Anwar Hossain bought vegetables wrapped in two polythene bags from a shop in Muslim Bazar, a bustling corner in Dhaka's Mirpur. After walking a short distance, he turned back to co... Read More


Thunderstorms forecast in 22 districts

Dhaka, April 18 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorms in 22 districts on Friday and issued a warning that includes advice on what to do in case of lightning strikes. ... Read More


Truck overturns on Meghna Bridge, causing 3-hour gridlock on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway

Dhaka, April 18 -- An overturned truck on the Meghna Bridge in Munshiganj's Gajaria Upazila has disrupted traffic on the Dhaka-bound lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway for nearly three hours. The t... Read More


Escaped prisoner captured in Cox's Bazar after fleeing hospital

Dhaka, April 18 -- Police have arrested a prisoner who is on trial after he escaped from Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) with a discharge certificate. He was caught in Cox's Bazar. The pri... Read More


22 SSC, Dakhil candidates expelled for cheating, 2 jailed for supplying cheat sheets in Cumilla

Dhaka, April 18 -- Authorities have expelled 22 students during the SSC and Dakhil exams in Cumilla for cheating. Two others have been sentenced to jail for illegally supplying answer scripts. Md Tou... Read More


Police arrest 5 after Mujibnagar Day rally, Joy Bangla slogan in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 18 -- Police have arrested five people following a Mujibnagar Day rally at Bahaddarhat intersection in Chattogram. The arrestees include four members of Awami League's student wing, Bang... Read More


Transport workers block traffic in Gabtoli over dispute with police

Dhaka, April 17 -- Transport workers have blocked traffic in the entire Gabtoli area over an incident of alleged harassment by traffic police. As a result, no vehicle has travelled through Gabtoli or... Read More