Three hours of heavy rain inundates Chattogram

Dhaka, June 18 -- Rain water has pooled up in parts of Chattogram city following three hours of very heavy rainfall. Between 6-9am on Wednesday, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department's (BMD) Ambag... Read More

Bangladesh doesn't need bicameral parliament, says CPB

Dhaka, June 18 -- Bangladesh has no need for a bicameral parliamentary system, the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has told the National Consensus Commission, citing the country's current politica... Read More

Ali Riaz hopes big progress made on 'National Constitutional Council'

Dhaka, June 18 -- National Consensus Commission Vice President Ali Riaz hopes to have "big progress" made on the "National Constitutional Council" proposed by the Constitution Reform Commission. The ... Read More

Bumrah turned down India Test captaincy due to 'workload' concerns

Dhaka, June 18 -- India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah declined the opportunity to lead the Test side, citing concerns over workload management, the 31-year-old has said. The Board of Control for Cr... Read More

Bangladeshi diplomat's residence destroyed in Israeli attack on Tehran

Dhaka, June 18 -- The residence of a Bangladeshi diplomat has been destroyed in Israel's attack on Tehran, the capital of Iran, BBC Bangla reports. The official, Oalid Islam, is the first secretary a... Read More

Bangladesh logs two more COVID deaths, 18 new cases

Dhaka, June 18 -- Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, while 18 new cases of infection have been reported, health authorities said. The latest figures bring the... Read More

National Consensus Commission meeting begins, Jamaat returns to the table

Dhaka, June 18 -- The National Consensus Commission is meeting once again. This time Jamaat-e-Islami, which "boycotted" the discussions on Tuesday, will be participating. The meeting began at 11am on... Read More

Man sentenced to death for rape of stepdaughter in Keraniganj

Dhaka, June 18 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for the rape of his stepdaughter in Dhaka's South Keraniganj four years ago. Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Childre... Read More

Government may get rid of black money amnesty amid criticism

Dhaka, June 17 -- The interim government may scrap the provision allowing the legalisation of undisclosed income through investment in the housing sector. An official of the National Board of Revenue... Read More

Heavy rain forecast, cautionary signal No. 3 issued at ports

Dhaka, June 17 -- Amid the scorching heat, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall and directed the country's four seaports - Chattogram, Cox's Bazar,... Read More

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