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Blood on campaign trail: Hadi shooting underscores the peril facing candidates, July activists

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The bullet that struck Sharif Osman bin Hadi has ignited fears across Bangladesh as the aftermath of the national election schedule announcement laid bare deep concerns over candidat... Read More


Osman Hadi shooting: Police scour 'all possible locations' as day passes

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Hours after Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, was shot, images of a suspected attacker, along with names and details, began circulating on the internet. Although no... Read More


Two arrested over attack on 'July Rebels' office

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on the office of "July Rebels", an organisation inspired by the July Uprising. They were arrested in Dakhinkhan in Dhaka... Read More


Chattogram's mass killing ground that could never become a war memorial

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The Pahartoli Baddhyabhumi, one of the largest mass killing grounds of the 1971 Liberation War, in the port city of Chattogram, lies in ruins and under occupation. A court order was... Read More


Martyred Intellectuals' Day: 'We cannot move past the ideals of the Liberation War'

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The usual crowd of people holding flowers and banners in memory of martyred intellectuals seemed somewhat diminished at the Rayerbazar Massacre Memorial this year. Some of those who... Read More


BKash agent's sales representative shot, Tk 1.5mn robbed in Tongi

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- A sales representative of a bKash agent has been shot in the chest and robbed of nearly Tk 1.5 million in Tongi. The victim - Arif, identified by a single name - was shot around 7:1... Read More


2 killed as truck veers off road, crashes in Sitakunda

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- At least two people have died while one person has been injured as a truck carrying betel leaves veered off the road and crashed in Chattogram's Sitakunda. The accident occurred in ... Read More


Chattogram election office set to begin sale of nomination papers

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The Regional Election Office in Chattogram has completed all preparations to start selling nomination papers for the regional constituencies for the parliamentary polls. Regional El... Read More


Yunus calls on UN to ensure care for wounded Bangladeshi soldiers after deadly Sudan attack

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep sorrow and concern over the deaths of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers in an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping base in Sudan's Abyei... Read More


Ballot papers for overseas voting may start being sent next week

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- With expatriate Bangladeshis set to vote for the first time in the upcoming parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) is planning to start dispatching postal ballot papers... Read More