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CPB General Secretary Kafi knocked off Cumilla-5 ballot over signature mismatch

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Abdullah Al Kafi, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), may no longer appear on ballot papers over what he calls an administrative mix-up. Cumilla Returning O... Read More


US imposes 1% tax on cash and money order remittances

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The United Stated has introduced a one percent tax on money migrants send home to their families in other countries, including Bangladesh. The new tax took effect from Thursday, the ... Read More


Rumeen Farhana shrugs 'twist of fate' for not riding 'BNP tide'

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Rumeen Farhana, a recently expelled leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has filed her nomination for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency as an independent candidate, express... Read More


Policewoman 'kills herself' at her home in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A policewoman has hanged herself in apparent suicide in Dhaka's Dakhshinkhan, police say citing her family. The 28-year-old Rajia Sultana Mim, a Nayek at the Armed Police Battalion (... Read More


Inqilab Moncho sets 22-working-day deadline for trial in Hadi killing

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Inqilab Moncho has announced plans to launch a movement to oust the government if the trial over the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi is not completed within 22 working days. The org... Read More


NCP leader Hannan Masud declares fivefold his father's wealth

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- NCP leader Abdul Hannan Masud owns five times more wealth than his father, an analysis of affidavits filed by the father-son duo has revealed. Hannan, 26, is the senior joint chief c... Read More


Constitutional expert Dr Kamal Hossain hospitalised with pneumonia

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Constitutional expert Dr Kamal Hossain, founder of the Gono Forum, has been admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka in a critical condition. Gono Forum General Secretary Mizanur Rahman ... Read More


Biman gets permission from Pakistan for direct flights between Karachi and Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The Pakistan government has granted Biman Bangladesh Airlines permission to operate direct flights between Dhaka and Karachi. According to a Geo News report on Friday, the Civil Avia... Read More


NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah alleges administration is taking sides with BNP

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party's southern region, has alleged that the administration is taking sides with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He ... Read More


45 land in jail over vandalism at BTRC building during NEIR protest

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- A Dhaka court has sent 45 people to jail over vandalism at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building during protests against the introduction of the Natio... Read More