Which way is NCP headed? Alliance with Jamaat exposes fault lines in new party politics

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP), formed by frontline leaders of the July Uprising, is facing the tremors of internal rifts after a decision taken to manage the challenge of contesti... Read More

Traders attacked during anti-extortion protest in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Traders protesting extortion at Dhaka's Karwan Bazar have allegedly been attacked by a group of people during a demonstration on Monday. The incident took place around 11:30am on Mo... Read More

Inqilab Moncho blocks Shahbagh for 4th day demanding justice over Hadi killing

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Inqilab Moncho leaders and activists have occupied Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the arrest and speedy trial of those involved in the murder... Read More

Low speed prevents disaster after train derails in Gafargaon due to track removal

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Bangladesh Railway officials say the low speed of a Dhaka-bound passenger train prevented casualties after it derailed in Mymensingh's Gafargaon. The locomotive and two carriages of... Read More

Fire destroys over 50 shelters in Teknaf Rohingya camps

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A fire has destroyed more than 50 shelters at two Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf. The blaze broke out around 10:30pm on Sunday in the area between the Leda and Alikh... Read More

BNP seeks to heal Sylhet rifts as Jamaat presses for its advantage

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is scrambling to contain internal divisions across Sylhet's six parliamentary seats as Jamaat-e-Islami intensifies its ground campaign, sensing... Read More

No polythene bags at Dhaka trade fair, says commerce secretary

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Single-use plastics, including polythene and plastic shopping bags, will be banned at the upcoming Dhaka International Trade Fair, according to Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman. O... Read More

Scaled-back Zainul anniversary planned as traditional fair, reception dropped

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The birth anniversary celebration of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin at the Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University has been scaled down. It will be observed with a daylong celebration t... Read More

Home advisor says 'a few' firearms enter through the border but are seized

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Home Affairs Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has acknowledged concerns over firearms entering through Bangldesh's borders ahead of the 13th general election. According to him, a ... Read More

NCP candidate in Narayanganj-5 pulls out of parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Ahmedur Rahman Tanu, who received the National Citizen Party nomination for Narayanganj-5 seat, has scrapped his plan to contest in the parliamentary polls. He announced the decisio... Read More

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