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Defeated forces attempting to 'rewrite history of victory', says Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Tarique Rahman has warned the forces defeated in the Liberation War are on a "vicious move to write a new history of the victory". Speaking virtually on Monday, the BNP acting chief... Read More


LRN upskills 300 English-medium teachers in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Learning Resource Network (LRN) has launched a teacher training programme in Bangladesh to enhance the quality of instruction in English-medium schools and improve alignment with A-l... Read More


Special policy issued on gun licences for election candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The government has issued a policy to allow "politically important" individuals and election candidates to obtain firearms licences and hire retainers (gunmen). Following the shooti... Read More


Former Jubo League leader arrested after buying nomination form in Magura

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Police have arrested a former Jubo League leader of Sreepur Upazila in Magura after he collected a nomination form to contest the national elections. Former Upazila party president ... Read More


Local election observers have one week left to apply

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Domestic observer groups have until Dec 21 to submit applications to monitor the parliamentary polls and referendum, scheduled for Feb 12, 2026. A letter was issued on Monday outlin... Read More


US Embassy warns citizens to avoid gatherings, crowds

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned US citizens that peaceful gatherings could "turn into violence" ahead of the parliamentary election. The embassy issued a security alert for the e... Read More


Narayanganj BNP leader says intellectuals were killed by people from 'neighbouring country'

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- It was not Al-Badr and Al-Shams but people from "neighbouring country" who carried out the Dec 14 killings of intellectuals in 1971, a BNP leader in Narayanganj has claimed. On Mond... Read More


Hadi shooting: Suspect Faisal's wife, brother-in-law, friend face interrogation

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- A Dhaka court has granted police five days to question Saheda Parvin Samia, wife of suspect Faisal Karim Masud, his brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Shipu, and close friend Maria Akter Lim... Read More


Household aide Ayesha's husband confesses to Mohammadpur mother, daughter murders

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Household aide Ayesha Akhter's husband Rabbi has given a "confessional" statement to the court in connection with the murder of a mother and her teenage daughter in Dhaka's Mohammadp... Read More


Government to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to ease inflation

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The interim government has decided to import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India in a bid to manage inflation, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said. He made the announceme... Read More