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Autorickshaw torched in Narayanganj, hand grenades explodes in Manikganj

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A CNG-powered autorickshaw has been set on fire on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road, while a hand grenade has exploded in the Manikganj bus stand area. The arson took place outside t... Read More


Public administration ministry gets 31 uncleared cars imported under MP duty-free scheme

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Ministry of Public Administration is set to receive 31 luxury vehicles imported under duty-free privileges by former members of parliament (MPs). The decision was made at an int... Read More


National University replaces 'History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh' with new mandatory course

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The National University has introduced a new compulsory course titled "History of Bangladesh: Language, Culture and Identity" for all first-year undergraduate (Honours) students. Ac... Read More


Some parties are stirring up chaos sensing 'weakness of interim govt', says Tarique

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has accused certain political parties of taking advantage of a "weakened" interim government to create political instability in Bangladesh. Spea... Read More


Hand grenades set off at Dhaka University's TSC, no casualties reported

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Two hand grenades have been detonated at Dhaka University's TSC. Proctor Associate Prof Saifuddin Ahmed said the blasts occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday, adding that no casualtie... Read More


Evaly owners sentenced to five more years in prison

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Mohammad Rassel, managing director of the e-commerce company Evaly, and his wife, the company's Chairman Shamima Nasrin, to five more years in prison in a... Read More


Two youths confess to kidnapping, murder of Cambrian College student Sudipto Roy

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Two young men have "confessed" to the abduction and murder of Sudipto Roy, a student of Dhaka's Cambrian College. The confessions were recorded in court on Wednesday at the request ... Read More


Stationary train carriage catches fire at Tejgaon Railway Station

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A stationary train has caught fire at Tejgaon Railway Station in Dhaka. Dhaka Railway Police Station chief Zainal Abedin said the incident occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday. "No ... Read More


Bangladesh deploys BGB in Dhaka and nearby districts

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The government has deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka and its surrounding districts amid a spate of arson and crude bomb attacks surrounding a programme called by the ba... Read More


Parked bus torched in Dhaka's Ashulia

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A bus parked by the side of the road in Dhaka's Ashulia has reportedly been torched. The driver of the vehicle has been injured while rushing to escape the flames. The incident occ... Read More