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2 crude-bomb blasts in Mirpur, man injured

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- One individual has been injured after two crude bombs exploded outside an AJR Parcel and Courier Service office at Challantika intersection at Dhaka's Mirpur-11. The explosions took ... Read More


Police tear-gas garment workers in Gazipur

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Garment workers have clashed with police at several locations in Gazipur during protests demanding higher wages. On Wednesday morning, between 2,000 and 4,000 workers took to the Dha... Read More


CPC leader Haixing pays tribute at Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda's graves

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Chinese Communist Party (CPC) International Department Minister Liu Haixing, has paid tribute by placing wreaths at the graves of BNP founder and late president Ziaur Rahman and forme... Read More


Delhi 'tracking' Bangladesh garment protests

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- India is monitoring Bangladesh's garment workers' protests and other developments, its foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has said. He reiterated New Delhi's desire for co... Read More


33 'AL activists disguised as workers' arrested: police

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Police say they have arrested 33 leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities are banned, for allegedly engaging in sabotage while posing as garment workers. In a stat... Read More


Jamaat leader Akhtaruzzaman freed from jail

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Aktaruzzaman Ranjan has been released from jail after securing bail from the High Court in a case over threats to a senior airport official and assault... Read More


Police, press minister spar over BNP leader's post

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- A Facebook post by a BNP leader in Kushtia expressing disillusionment with his party has triggered a public exchange between Bangladesh's press minister in Delhi and Kushtia district ... Read More


Indian national killed as two helicopters collide in Nepal

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- An Indian national has been killed and a New Zealander injured after two helicopters collided as they prepared to land in Nepal's Mount Everest region on Tuesday, authorities say. Th... Read More


Flooding forces 23 Florida polling sites to relocate

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Big Questions Q1: Which national issues are having the greatest influence on competitive races? Answer: Rising living costs, inflation, housing, healthcare, food and fuel prices... Read More


Police tear-gas garment workers off Ashulia road

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Police have dispersed garment workers who blocked the Baipail-Abdullahpur road in Ashulia during protests over their demand for a higher minimum wage, using tear gas shells and batons... Read More