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Himanta Sarma sworn in for second straight term as Assam chief minister: NDTV

Dhaka, May 12 -- Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken oath as chief minister of the Indian state of Assam for the second term on the trot, according to NDTV. Four ministers, including leaders from key Natio... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami spends Tk 45mn on 13th national election

Dhaka, May 12 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted its financial report for the 13th parliamentary polls, detailing total campaign expenditure of Tk 44.9 million. A two-member delegation from the party h... Read More


Ex-chief justice Khairul Haque gets bail in 2 more cases, 'no obstacle to release'

Dhaka, May 12 -- The High Court has granted bail to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in two murder cases filed with Jatrabari Police Station and Adabor Police Station. On Tuesday, a bench compr... Read More


Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft use airbase despite mediator role, CBS reports

Dhaka, May 12 -- Pakistan has quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at one of its airbases despite presenting itself as a diplomatic intermediary between Tehran and Washington, CBS News re... Read More


City corporation will collect garbage from new bins: DNCC administrator

Dhaka, May 12 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has inaugurated a "waste segregation" programme to modernise waste management and build a clean city. DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan la... Read More


Body of missing teen girl found in Narail river

Dhaka, May 12 -- Locals have recovered the body of a teenage girl who went missing while bathing in the Madhumati River in Narail's Lohagara Upazila. Sheikh Shaha Alam, a member of Ward No. 2 of Kota... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur pledges parliamentary, street campaign to break 'market syndicates'

Dhaka, May 12 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has pledged to continue the struggle both inside and outside parliament to dismantle the syndicates controlling the prices of essential goods. T... Read More


Tarique meets Dhaka University students at exchange session

Dhaka, May 12 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has interacted with the students of Dhaka University during a formal exchange of views. The session took place at the university's Professor Muzaffar Ah... Read More


Theatre icon Ataur Rahman dies at 84 in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 12 -- Actor, director and cultural icon Ataur Rahman, a recipient of the Independence Award and Ekushey Padak for his theater work, has died. He passed away in the wee hours of Tuesday whi... Read More


Bangladesh Bank allows foreign currency deposits as security bonds for embassies

Dhaka, May 12 -- Bangladesh Bank has allowed customers to place foreign currency security bonds with embassies of different countries as a precondition for obtaining visas. Commercial banks will be a... Read More