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Chattogram election office set to begin sale of nomination papers

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The Regional Election Office in Chattogram has completed all preparations to start selling nomination papers for the regional constituencies for the parliamentary polls. Regional El... Read More


Yunus calls on UN to ensure care for wounded Bangladeshi soldiers after deadly Sudan attack

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep sorrow and concern over the deaths of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers in an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping base in Sudan's Abyei... Read More


Ballot papers for overseas voting may start being sent next week

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- With expatriate Bangladeshis set to vote for the first time in the upcoming parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) is planning to start dispatching postal ballot papers... Read More


IFAD approves $51.4mn for a climate resilience project in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved $51.4 million to finance a project in Bangladesh, aiming to build climate resilience, strengthen food security... Read More


Five-storey building tilts during construction in Mymensingh, forcing residents to flee

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A five-storey residential building at Mymensingh city's Gulkibari has tilted dangerously during construction work on a neighbouring high-rise, triggering panic among residents and fo... Read More


The 'GOAT' meets the King: Messi, Shah Rukh and little Abram light up Kolkata

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Football icon Lionel Messi and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan have finally met in a glittering encounter in Kolkata. Fans are already raving online after the two legends shook h... Read More


Burglary reported at Osman Hadi's home in Jhalakathi

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A burglary has been reported at the village home of Osman Hadi, an election hopeful and convener of Inquilab Mancha who was shot in Dhaka. The incident took place late on Friday nig... Read More


Assault on UN base in Abyei claims six Bangladeshi lives, injures eight others

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been killed and eight others injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has confirmed... Read More


Documents destroyed as masked man sets fire to Lakshmipur election office

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A suspected arson attack has damaged part of a district election office in Bangladesh's Lakshmipur, while destroying several documents and equipment inside. A masked man allegedly p... Read More


Advisor Farida Akhter does not view climate change as a 'mere economic problem'

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter has commented there is no scope to describe climate change as a "mere economic problem". She wants climate justice to be in the discuss... Read More