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170 more Bangladeshis return from Libya as Mediterranean casualties continue to rise

Bangladesh, May 25 -- A group of 170 Bangladeshis detained in Libya during failed attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Europe has been repatriated. A chartered flight of Buraq Air carrying the Bang... Read More


Seven hawkers killed in Tangail highway crash from same Naogaon village

Bangladesh, May 25 -- Seven of the 15 people killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway were hawkers from the same village in Naogaon's Manda Upazila, their families have sai... Read More


Garment factory holidays trigger 15km tailback centring Gazipur's Chandra

Bangladesh, May 25 -- A 15-kilometre tailback has been reported on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, centring around the Chandra intersection in Gazipur. Commuters have spent hours in the journey, exacerbat... Read More


Lax enforcement, old excuses as Eid holidayers face inflated bus fare, safety risks

Bangladesh, May 25 -- Millions of Eid travellers are once again facing inflated fares and risky journeys as weak oversight enables transport operators to exploit the holiday rush, passengers say. Bus... Read More


Government promotes three more to secretaries amid Eid holiday

Bangladesh, May 25 -- The government has promoted three officials to secretary rank during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays as the BNP administration continues major bureaucratic reshuffles. Among them, home... Read More


SCBA chief calls for special benches to fast-track women, child abuse trials

Bangladesh, May 24 -- Supreme Court Bar Association President AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon has called for special benches in the Supreme Court to ensure the swift disposal of "sensational" cases, usually th... Read More


Three sentenced to death for Bhola housewife murder

Bangladesh, May 24 -- A Bhola court has sentenced three individuals to death and two others to rigorous life imprisonment for the murder of a housewife, Bokul Begum, in Bhola's Charfesson Upazila. Th... Read More


Paturia terminal deploys extra police, 22 ferries to handle Eid holiday traffic

Bangladesh, May 24 -- Memories of a tragic ferry accident during Eid-ul-Fitr that claimed 26 lives have prompted authorities to strengthen safety protocols at Manikganj's Paturia ferry terminal. Offi... Read More


West Bengal orders holding centres for 'undocumented' Bangladeshis, Rohingya: reports

Bangladesh, May 24 -- The newly-installed West Bengal government has instructed all regional administrators to immediately build containment facilities across the state to house "undocumented" Banglad... Read More


Outgoing Indian envoy Pranay Verma reflects on turbulent years, enduring Bangladesh ties

Bangladesh, May 24 -- In a reflective farewell message, outgoing Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma has shed light on how the relationship between Dhaka and New Delhi navigated "multiple transition... Read More