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Sarwar was once Sajjad's underling, but ended up challenging him. Did it lead to his killing?

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Sarwar Hossain Babla was shot "at a close range" during a public relations event for BNP leader Ershad Ullah, his father said. His elder brother, however, said that there had been tw... Read More


Jamaat warns of tougher programmes to secure pre-election referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has warned that the party will resort to a tougher action if necessary to secure a referendum before the national election. Speaking at a brief rally at Paltan inters... Read More


Salinity, parasitic vine pushing Sundari tree to the brink in Sundarbans

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- On the ragged edge of the Sundarbans, where the forest meets the brackish tides, Islam Sana from Tetultala Char in Maheshwaripur Union of Khulna's Koyra Upazila counts change by what ... Read More


Governor Mansur outlines challenges in merging five weak Shariah-based banks

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Following the formal initiation of the process to merge five financially distressed Shariah-based private banks, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has identified several challen... Read More


Protest at Dhaka University calls for reinstating music, PE teachers at primary level

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Department of Music at Dhaka University has held a protest rally to demand the reinstatement of the assistant teacher positions for "music" and "physical education" at Bangladesh'... Read More


Domestic mobile phone manufacturers assure NEIR registration will not kick up prices

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- After the government's implementation of mandatory handset registration, some "grey market" traders have warned that mobile phone prices could rise. Local manufacturers, however, dis... Read More


Government denounces gun attack on BNP's Ershad Ullah, orders investigation

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The interim government has condemned the attack on BNP's Chattogram-8 candidate Ershad Ullah during a campaign event. A statement from the Chief Advisor's Office on Wednesday said a ... Read More


Police suspect Chattogram-8 shooting was 'targeted hit' on slain man, not BNP candidate

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Police say the shooting incident during the campaign of BNP's Chattogram-8 candidate Ershad Ullah was a planned attack, and that the slain man Sarwar Hossain Babla was the intended ta... Read More


People 'fed up' with BNP's extortion, says NCP's Hasnat Abdullah

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- People are "fed up" with the BNP's extortion, National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (South) Hasnat Abdullah has said. "The BNP's mafia-style politics and extortion have exhaus... Read More


Attack on BNP's Ershad Ullah 'brutal manifestation of chaotic unrest', says Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has condemned the gun attack on party candidate Ershad Ullah in Chattogram's Bayezid, describing it as "a brutal manifestation of the... Read More