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Ekushey Book Fair will not be held before election, says Bangla Academy

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- The Bangla Academy has postponed the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, originally scheduled for December, in light of the upcoming national elections. The decision was made following a propo... Read More


Soumya Sarkar recalled as Bangladesh name squad for Afghanistan T20Is

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Left-handed batter Soumya Sarkar has been handed a recall to Bangladesh's T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan in Sharjah. Jaker Ali Anik will continu... Read More


Three killed in clashes under Section 144 in Guimara after 'rape' of Marma schoolgirl

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- At least three people have been killed in Khagrachhari's Guimara in clashes that broke out despite restrictions under Section 144 amid heightened tensions over the reported rape of ... Read More


Indian medical student found dead in Dhaka's Keraniganj

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Police have recovered the body of an Indian student studying at Ad-din Momin Medical College in Dhaka's South Keraniganj. Local police chief Syed Md Akhtar said the body was recove... Read More


Chattogram Hill Tracts advisor links Khagrachhari violence to external funding

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Supradip Chakma, the advisor to the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has said external forces might be behind the ongoing protests and violence in Khagrachhari. On Sunda... Read More


Bangladesh cuts airfare for this year's Hajj

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- The government has announced the Hajj packages for the upcoming season, cutting airfare by around Tk 13,000 per pilgrim. Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain unveiled three... Read More


Advisor Mahfuj Alam highlights work paralysis amid 'insecurity over position'

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has said many office employees, including those at student advisors' offices, are in a "state of crisis" due to uncertainty over "losing their positi... Read More


No chance for 'mischief' during Puja, says DMP commissioner

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has marked 89 Puja venues in Dhaka as "high risk". He made this comment while addressing journalists on Sunday reg... Read More


Former MP Kamal Mojumder's son to be interrogated in custody for five days

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- A Dhaka court has placed Shaheed Ahmed Mojumder, the youngest son of former MP Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, on a five-day interrogation in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Addit... Read More


Protesters, security forces clash in Guimara, market up in flames amid Section 144

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- A violent clash has occurred in Khagrachhari's Guimara, where Section 144 was already in place, leading to a fire in a market. The incident took place at Ramessu Market around 1pm ... Read More