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Seven hours on, Keraniganj building fire yet to be contained

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A fire at a multi-storey building complex in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka has yet to be tamed more than seven hours after it broke out. Fourteen firefighting units are battl... Read More


EC directs police to tighten security at all election offices after recent attacks

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- In the wake of recent attacks targeting candidates and election facilities, the Election Commission (EC) has instructed police to beef up security at election offices nationwide, inc... Read More


Sanskrit to be taught in Pakistan for the first time since Partition

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Sanskrit is being taught again in Pakistan's classrooms for the first time since Partition. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has introduced a four-credit course i... Read More


Daulatdia terminal 7 closed amid dredging to ease Padma siltation

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Ferry terminal No. 7 at Daulatdia in Rajbari has been temporarily closed due to a navigability crisis in the Padma River, according to the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporati... Read More


Mirza Abbas recalls facing hostile crowd while visiting Hadi in hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has described how he "maintained calm and silence" when confronted by an aggressive crowd while visiting Sharif Osman bin Hadi in hospital following an ... Read More


BNP candidate fined for leading motorcade in breach of electoral code

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A mobile court has fined a BNP-backed candidate in Chattogram for violating the electoral code of conduct. Nazmul Mostafa Amin, who secured the BNP nomination to contest the general... Read More


Rights commission ordinance 'held hostage by bureaucratic control', says TIB

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has claimed that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ordinance is being "held hostage by a bureaucratic takeover". In a media sta... Read More


Fully extinguishing Keraniganj building fire may take yet another day

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Firefighters have contained the blaze in a multi-storey building in Keraniganj after more than 11 and a half hours, though full extinguishment is expected to take at least another da... Read More


Tarique says conspiracies are 'under way' to disrupt parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Tarique Rahman has warned that the conspirators have not stopped and that holding the parliamentary elections will "not be easy". The BNP acting chief made the remarks while attendi... Read More


Arsonists attempt to set fire to Pirojpur EC office

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- An attempt has been made to set the office of the Upazila election officer on fire in Pirojpur's Mathbaria. Mathbaria Police chief Sheikh Helal Uddin said the attempt was made on Sa... Read More