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Bangladeshi hurt, Myanmar citizen killed in landmine explosion at border zero line

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Bangladeshi man has been injured, while a Myanmar national has died in a landmine explosion along the zero line of the Alikadam border in Bandarban, according to the Border Guard B... Read More


10 July Smrity Foundation officials face charges over alleged assault during interrogation

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A case has been filed against 13 people, including 10 officials of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation, for allegedly assaulting a man and his wife in the organisation's office under ... Read More


Mirpur fire: Death and despair as families, clutching photos, search for loved ones

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Around Dhaka's Mirpur blaze site, families clutch photographs, hoping to find relatives missing since the deadly fire tore through a garment factory and chemical warehouse, claiming ... Read More


Court orders newspaper notice summoning Hasina, 260 others in sedition case

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a public notice to be published in newspapers ordering former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others to appear before it in a sedition case. The case ... Read More


Ministry fires Khagrachhari District Council chair Jiruna over 'corruption, misconduct'

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs has removed Khagrachhari District Council Chairperson Jiruna Tripura from her post over allegations of corruption and misconduct. The ... Read More


BNP agrees to proposal for election, referendum on same day, says Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has agreed to the National Consensus Commission's proposal to hold the general election and a referendum on the same day, according to secretary gene... Read More


Facebook abuzz with NCP leaders' demand for 'Shapla' poll symbol

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The National Citizen Party leaders took to social media to press their demand for the "Shapla", or water lily, symbol after the Election Commission set a deadline for the party to se... Read More


Bangladesh records five dengue deaths, 841 hospitalisations in a day

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh has reported five dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing this year's total toll to 238, while 841 patients were admitted to hospitals around the country. Ac... Read More


MPO teachers' 'March to Secretariat' halted by police

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Police have blocked a march by MPO-affiliated teachers and employees who were heading from the Central Shaheed Minar to the Secretariat to press for three demands, including raising ... Read More


Is Jamaat's demand for public referendum 'another master plan'? asks BNP's Rizvi

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has questioned whether Jamaat-e-Islami's demand for a public referendum in November and some other parties is "another master plan". The BNP seni... Read More