Rajshahi University teacher takes down Facebook post calling Begum Rokeya an 'infidel'

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Amid widespread criticism and public backlash, Rajshahi University teacher Khandaker Mahmudul Hasan has removed his Facebook post targeting Begum Rokeya, a pioneer of women's rights,... Read More

Asif Mahmud announces independent bid for Dhaka-10 in upcoming election

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a former advisor to the interim government, has announced that he will contest the upcoming 13th national election as an independent candidate from the Dh... Read More

Bangladesh promotes 2,706 college teachers to professor, associate professor ranks

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- The government has elevated 2,706 teachers in government colleges to ranks of professor and associate professor. Among them, 995 associate professors were promoted to professor, whi... Read More

Police detain 11 on second day of protests over 'Secretariat allowance'

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Police have detained 11 people on the second day of protests demanding the introduction of a "Secretariat allowance". Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of the Ramna division, said on ... Read More

Road blockade in Farmgate after Tejgaon College student Sakib dies following clash

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Students of Dhaka's Tejgaon College have blocked the road in Farmgate over the alleged murder of Sakib, one of their classmates. The protest began around 10:30am, bringing traffic t... Read More

One killed in clash between Chhatra Dal factions in Mirsharai

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- A man has been killed in a clash between two factions of the Chhatra Dal, the BNP's student wing, in Chattogram's Mirsharai Upazila. Police and witnesses said the incident unfolded ... Read More

Medical board says Khaleda Zia is being treated under intensive observation

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- BNP chief Khaleda Zia remains under intensive observation in the Critical Care Unit of Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, her medical board has said. A bulletin signed by board head Dr Shah... Read More

I don't feel good: President Shahabuddin reason for considering stepping down

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- As the schedule for the 13th parliamentary election is announced, President Mohammed Shahabuddin becomes unexpectedly vocal, offering what sounds like a farewell message in low spiri... Read More

Child pulled out after 32 hours in Rajshahi borehole declared dead

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- A 2-year-old boy rescued in Rajshahi's Tanore from an abandoned deep tube well after 32 hours has died. The child was retrieved through a tunnel dug next to the well and taken to ho... Read More

Petition to remand Shaukat Mahmood for 10 days to be heard

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- The hearing of a 10-day remand petition against Shaukat Mahmood, former Jatiya Press Club president and Janata Party Bangladesh general secretary, in an Anti-Terrorism case filed at ... Read More

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