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'Local government should be the breeding ground for national leadership': Tofail Ahmed

Dhaka, June 9 -- Tofail Ahmed, head of the Local Government Reform Commission, has described the long-standing trend of grooming national leaders from student politics as a "misguided notion". Nation... Read More


Bangladesh's anti-corruption dragnet hooks 10 former top military generals

Dhaka, June 8 -- Following the ouster of the Awami League government through a mass uprising, Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched inquiry into alleged corruption, illegal wealth... Read More


BNP's Khosru casts doubt on Yunus govt's ability to hold election

Dhaka, June 8 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has questioned the interim government if the general election is being set beyond December in the interest of any particular group, also... Read More


BNP's Khosru questions delay in election, casts doubt on government's intentions

Dhaka, June 8 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has questioned whether the interim government is planning to delay the general election beyond December to serve the interests of a part... Read More


475 citizens condemn 'deliberate inaction' over rape, murder of Kheyang woman

Dhaka, June 8 -- Following the rape and murder of a woman from the Kheyang community in Bandarban's Thanchi, 475 concerned citizens have issued a statement demanding a judicial investigation and exped... Read More


Rampaging wild elephants unleash fear among residents near Sherpur border

Dhaka, June 8 -- A herd of wild elephants is rampaging in the villages adjacent to Sherpur's Nalitabari Upazila border, causing residents to spend sleepless nights. Many are being forced to leave the... Read More


34,000 tonnes of sacrificial animal waste cleared from two Dhaka city corporations

Dhaka, June 8 -- Dhaka's two city corporations have reported the removal of 33,959 tonnes of sacrificial animal waste by noon on the second day of Eid-ul-Azha. In separate statements issued on Sunday... Read More


Man found shot dead in Kushtia home with pistol, note next to him

Dhaka, June 8 -- Police have recovered the body of a man with a gunshot wound to the head from his house in Kushtia's Sadar Upazila. They reported that a pistol and a note were found next to him. Th... Read More


100 percent of Eid waste cleared from 12 city corporations, says Advisor Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, June 8 -- Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said that all waste from Eid-ul-Azha sacrificial animals has been completely cleared from 487 wards across the country's 12 cit... Read More


Bangladesh set for hotter weather as rains recede

Dhaka, June 8 -- The onset of the monsoon season is typically heralded by periods of continuous downpours but, in a surprising change of pace, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast a s... Read More