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NCP blames Bangladesh's 'political failures' on BNP, Jamaat, Awami League

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has laid the blame squarely at the door of the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and the Awami League for what it calls decades of "political failure" that have le... Read More


Elderly man 'killed by cousins' over land feud in Chattogram's Banshkhali

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A man has allegedly been killed with sharp weapons in an attack by his cousins over a land feud in Chattogram. The victim, 65-year-old Zakir Hossain, was a resident of Banshkhali Upa... Read More


5 die as bus crashes into microbus in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Five members of the same family have been killed in a collision between a bus and a microbus on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Chakaria Upazila. Three others have been injured... Read More


Body of missing autorickshaw driver found with throat slit in Bogura

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Police have recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver with the throat slit in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila. The body was recovered from the edge of a mulberry garden adjacent to t... Read More


Independent University, Bangladesh launches book to preserve endangered Mahale language

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has launched a research-based book titled "Mahale Voices" to support the preservation of the endangered Mahale language, spoken by the Mahale ... Read More


Four BNP leaders expelled over Meherpur highway blockade after nomination dispute

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The BNP has expelled four leaders of its Meherpur district and Gangni Upazila units, over their alleged involvement in blocking the Meherpur-Kushtia Highway and vandalising the party ... Read More


RPO amendment brings new provisions for polls, fugitives barred from voting

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Several new provisions have been introduced in the amended Representation of the People Order (RPO) ordinance for the upcoming parliamentary election. A key addition stipulates that ... Read More


Snigdho, twin brother of 'July martyr' Mugdho, joins BNP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, twin brother of July Uprising martyr Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He joined the party on Tuesday night ... Read More


Mir Snigdho, twin brother of 'July martyr' Mugdho, joins BNP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, the twin brother of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho who was killed in the July Uprising, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He joined the part... Read More


Gossip: the surprising power of talking behind people's backs

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- "What happened to his wife? Did they get divorced?" asked my new friend Ishrat, squinting at her phone like she was trying to spot a missing earring in a wedding photo. "I don't know... Read More