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Primary teachers hold candlelight protest to condemn police crackdown

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Assistant teachers from government primary schools have gathered at Central Shaheed Minar, holding a candlelight vigil to protest a police attack on demonstrators campaigning for 10th... Read More


Fire engulfs multiple vehicles in Mohammadpur garage

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A fire has broken out late in the night in a vehicle garage along the embankment in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, destroying several cars. Locals reported seeing multiple vehicles ablaze aroun... Read More


Waking to chaos: Dhaka mornings descend into gridlock as markets seize the streets

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The weekday morning rush in Dhaka is a familiar spectacle -- parents racing to drop children at school, commuters hurrying to offices, and endless traffic queues stretching across the... Read More


Dhaka, 14 districts get new deputy commissioners

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The government has assigned new deputy commissioners (DCs) to fifteen districts, including Dhaka. On Saturday night, the Ministry of Public Administration issued orders transferring ... Read More


Salahuddin critiques third-party invitation, says BNP will only respond to interim government

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned invitations routed through another political party, saying his party will participate in discussions only if summoned by Chief Adviso... Read More


St Joseph School improvised explosive attacker yet to be identified

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Police have yet to identify the attacker who threw a crude bomb at St Joseph Higher Secondary School & College in Dhaka's Mohammadpur as there was no power in the area when the bomb w... Read More


CID approves 17 chargesheets against Salman Rahman, associates over 'money laundering'

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has approved filing chargesheets in 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, against Salman F Rahman, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's adviso... Read More


2 militants shot dead by security forces in India's Jammu and Kashmir

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Indian security forces have killed two militants during an ongoing encounter in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, broadcaster NDTV reports, citing officials. Based on specif... Read More


Chhayanaut calls on government to reconsider scrapping music, PE teacher posts

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Cultural organisation Chhayanaut has called on the interim government to reconsider its decision to cancel the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools.... Read More


Child dies after following mother onto road in Sherpur

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A 3-year-old girl has died after being caught between two vehicles while following her mother onto a road in Sherpur. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon in front of the Nawhat... Read More