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Local election date rests with government, not EC: Advisor Zahed

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has made it clear that the government will determine the timeline for the local government elections. Emphasising that the... Read More


'Fraud ring': 63 foreigners to face two days of police questioning in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A Chattogram court has allowed police to question 63 foreign nationals for two days each over allegations that they were setting up a global online fraud ring. Chattogram Addi... Read More


India 'holding up' approval of next Bangladeshi high commissioner to Delhi: report

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- India has yet to give formal approval to Bangladesh for the appointment of Asad Alam Siam as Dhaka's next high commissioner in New Delhi, Indian media outlet ThePrint reports. ... Read More


Crude bomb explodes outside Supreme Court after AL leaders' death sentences

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A crude bomb has exploded outside the Supreme Court in Dhaka shortly after the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced seven Awami League leaders, including party General Secre... Read More


Gas output climbs as twin LNG terminals in Moheshkhali reach 90% capacity

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- LNG supply from Moheshkhali's two floating terminals has risen, pushing Bangladesh's total gas supply to 2,610 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd). Petrobangla data shows the r... Read More


'We want Hasina, so why not Quader and the rest too?', says Advisor Zahed

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Zahed Ur Rahman, the prime minister's adviser for policy and strategy, information and broadcasting, and cultural affairs, has said the government is taking firm steps to bring... Read More


Man 'killed' by elder brother over land dispute in Kushtia

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- A man has been killed after allegedly being struck with a sharp sickle by his elder brother following an altercation over land boundaries in Kushtia's Daulatpur Upazila. The i... Read More


Char dwellers in Manikganj watch Padma river claim land, forefathers' graves

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- Fierce erosion by the Padma River has swallowed homesteads, farmland, and ancestral graves across the Char areas of Harirampur Upazila in Manikganj. The river consumed the gra... Read More


Child allegedly dies due to doctor's absence at Padma General Hospital

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- A 9-month-old infant has allegedly died at Dhaka's Padma General Hospital due to the absence and negligence of a doctor. Abdullah Al Ayan died around 9:30pm on Sunday. Afterwa... Read More


2 more with dengue symptoms die in Mymensingh Medical

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- Two more people with symptoms of dengue have died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Dr Mohammad Mainuddin Khan, assistant director (administration) of Mymensingh Medical... Read More