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After elections, Yunus seeks to resume his professional role

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said he intends to return to his previous professional role following the general election. Yunus conveyed this desire to Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, speaker ... Read More


Two killed after truck rams motorcycle in Gaibandha

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Two people have been killed and another injured after a truck ploughed into a motorcycle in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj Upazila. The crash occurred around 11pm on Thursday on the Rangpur... Read More


'All of Bangladesh has become my family,' says BNP leader Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed gratitude to the millions of people who paid their respects to his mother, former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, duri... Read More


21 to face trial for killing Mitford scrap trader Sohag with boulder

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Months after the gruesome killing of scrap trader Lal Chand, also known as Sohag, outside Mitford Hospital in Dhaka -- where he was bludgeoned to death with a concrete boulder -- inve... Read More


Man hacked to death in Dhaka's Hazaribagh

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A man has been killed in a suspected stabbing attack in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area. Following a 999 call, police found the victim, identified by a single name as Shipon, lying in a pool... Read More


Jamaat tries to thaw ties with BNP, suggests post-poll talks to 'work together'

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the party wants to continue working with the BNP "in the national interest", and is seeking talks after the February election but before... Read More


'Feroza' stands silent, emptiness engulfs house next door too

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A heavy, unfamiliar stillness has settled over "Feroza" in Dhaka's Gulshan, the house where former prime minister Khaleda Zia spent the last 13 years of her life. Even the home next ... Read More


Rajshahi Warriors beat Rangpur Riders in Super Over thriller

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Rajshahi Warriors staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Rangpur Riders in a Super Over after the regulation quota of overs ended in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Rangpur Riders... Read More


Rajshahi University teacher's car hits, breaks student's leg on campus

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A student has been seriously injured after being hit by a teacher's car on the Rajshahi University campus, officials said. Liza Akhter was struck outside Tapashi Rabeya Hall on Thurs... Read More


New year, old problem: Why millions of secondary students are starting school without textbooks

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- As the new academic year begins across Bangladesh, millions of secondary school students are returning to class without one essential item on their desks: their textbooks. More than ... Read More