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Excavation under Padma Bridge Rail Link suspended over safety concerns

Dhaka, June 16 -- Authorities in Narayanganj have halted extracting soil beneath the pillars of the Padma Bridge Rail Link at Fatullah's Aliganj, following concerns raised over safety and lack of prio... Read More


US Ambassador Christensen enjoys mangoes in Rajshahi, highlights export potential

Dhaka, June 16 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has visited Rajshahi's Puthia Upazila to sample the region's renowned mangoes. The ambassador arrived in Rajshahi with four members of ... Read More


Mob runs riot as police try to save child murder suspect in Lalmonirhat

Dhaka, June 16 -- At least 20 people, including the Lalmonirhat district police chief, have been injured while trying to save a suspect from an unruly mob after a child was found dead in Aditmari Upaz... Read More


Local government elections may begin from Sept, says Minister Fakhrul

Dhaka, June 16 -- Local government elections in Bangladesh may begin in phases from September or October after the monsoon season, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, altho... Read More


Two police officers injured while arresting 'bKash agent robbery' suspects

Dhaka, June 16 -- While conducting a raid to arrest suspects in the robbery of a bKash agent in Dhaka's Adabor, two police officers have been injured in a machete attack. Two suspected criminals were... Read More


Bangladesh PM Tarique suggests he will be supporting England at FIFA World Cup

Dhaka, June 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has hinted that he will be supporting England in the FIFA World Cup. The premier dropped the clue while speaking to journalists at the Bangladesh-China... Read More


Former minister Dipu Moni denied bail in two Shahbagh murder charges

Dhaka, June 16 -- Former Awami League minister Dipu Moni has been denied bail in two murder cases filed over "killings" during the July movement in Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashraful Haque... Read More


Doctor Dhripra death: CID to probe case against husband, in-laws

Dhaka, June 16 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police has been assigned to investigate the death of doctor Nafisa Tabassum Dhipra in Dhaka's Dhanmondi in a case against four peop... Read More


Jamaat MP Mujibur calls bowing on entering parliament 'un-Islamic'

Dhaka, June 16 -- Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mujibur Rahman has objected to the longstanding practice of bowing while entering the parliament chamber. He has argued that the custom conflicts with Islamic pri... Read More


13 Chhatra League leaders, activists remanded over 'procession preparations'

Dhaka, June 16 -- A Dhaka court has placed 13 of the 14 arrested activists of the banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League on a three-day remand for questioning in a case filed under the Anti-Ter... Read More