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Teenager dies after falling while filming Tarique rally procession in Ctg

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A 14-year-old boy has died after falling on the road while filming a procession linked to an election rally held by BNP leader Tarique Rahman in the port city of Chattogram. The inc... Read More


Bangladesh raises cost of Rooppur nuclear power plant project by Tk 255.92bn

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- The government has approved a Tk 255.92 billion increase in cost of the the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction project at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National E... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur vows to launch women-only evening bus service if elected

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will introduce evening bus services exclusively for women if it comes to power, aiming to ensure safe and hassle-free travel ... Read More


An imprisoned BCL leader was only allowed to see the bodies of wife, child at jail gate. Prison authorities explain why

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Prison authorities have issued an explanation for why the imprisoned Jewel Hassan Saddam, president of the Bagerhat Sadar Upazila Chhatra League, was allowed to see the bodies of his... Read More


MGI, BUET inaugurate renovated RISE Seminar Room

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- The Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), in collaboration with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, has inaugurated the newly renovated "RISE Seminar Room" on the BU... Read More


A missing party, millions of votes: Bangladesh election without Awami League may turn its supporters into kingmakers

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- In the run-up to the parliamentary elections, Bangladesh's political canvas has been dramatically redrawn -- not by shifting alliances, but by absence. For the first time in decades... Read More


BNP leader Tarique Rahman addresses election rally in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman is addressing a public rally in the port city of Chattogram for the first time in two decades. Thousands of party supporters ... Read More


British high commissioner meets Jamaat chief ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke has met with Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman in Dhaka. The meeting took place at the Jamaat chief's office in Bashundhara on Sunday morn... Read More


'There is no issue of secrecy': CEC at diplomatic briefing

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has outlined the steps taken to hold "transparent and credible" elections to foreign diplomats and representatives of various intern... Read More


EC urges postal voters to submit ballots promptly ahead of Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- The Election Commission (EC) has called on expatriate voters casting their ballots by post to return them as quickly as possible to ensure they are counted. In a statement issued on... Read More