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'Bangladesh preparing for elections': Yunus tells Canadian parliamentary delegation

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The government is preparing to organise the general election to mark a "historic moment" for the nation, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has told a Canadian parliamentary delegation. T... Read More


British journalist Bergman condemns fresh arrest bid to keep ex-mayor Ivy behind bars

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- British journalist and human rights activist David Bergman has criticised the police move to show former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy arrested in several new c... Read More


Bus catches fire at Mawa expressway entrance in Dolaipar

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A bus has caught fire on the road at the Dolaipar Para entrance to the Mawa expressway in Dhaka. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving the alert and brought the flames un... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus to address the nation Thursday

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus will address the nation on Thursday. His office said the speech will be broadcast simultaneously on state-run Bangladesh Television... Read More


Twins injured in Milestone jet crash return home after three months

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Twin sisters injured in the Milestone School and College jet crash have been discharged from hospital three and a half months after the incident. They returned home on Wednesday mor... Read More


Police raid ex-minister Nowfel's Chattogram residence over 'Awami League activist gathering'

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Police have conducted a raid at the Chashma Hill residence of former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel in Chattogram and detained seven people following reports tha... Read More


British MP Blackman urges Yunus government to ensure 'free, inclusive' general election

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A British lawmaker has urged Bangladesh's interim government to ensure that the forthcoming general elections are free, fair, transparent and inclusive, calling for renewed commitmen... Read More


British-Bangladeshi novelist Zia Haider lambasts interim government over 'accountability, freedom of speech'

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- British-Bangladeshi novelist Zia Haider Rahman has delivered a searing critique of the interim government during a seminar on "The Politics of Literature" at Bangla Academy. On Tues... Read More


Gang rivalry led to Mamun's murder by 'Tk 200,000 contract killer', says DB

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Police say underworld infighting has led to the murder of "top criminal" Tarik Saif Mamun in Old Dhaka after hitmen were hired for Tk 200,000 to carry out the killing. Dhaka Metropo... Read More


Shatabdi Paribahan bus set on fire in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Arsonists have set fire to a local bus belonging to Shatabdi Paribahan outside Sony Cinema Hall in Dhaka's Mirpur in broad daylight. The outbreak of the fire immediately triggered w... Read More