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Fine-grain rice prices amount to fines, vegetables pile on the sentence

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The arrival of BRRI-28 rice in the market despite old stocks has failed to ease prices, with finer rice varieties rising by up to Tk 5 per kg within a week, while coarse rice prices h... Read More


US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday, leading city and state officials to call for calm given public outrage ove... Read More


3 die as bus crashes into parked truck in Ctg's Mirsharai

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Three people have been killed after a passenger bus crashed into a parked truck in the Baroiarhat area of Chattogram's Mirsharai Upazila. The incident occurred in the Gumghat area of... Read More


EC begins hearing 645 appeals against nomination rejections Saturday

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A total of 645 appeals have been filed with the Election Commission (EC) against returning officers' decisions on nomination papers for the parliamentary polls. The five-day submissi... Read More


Former police officer, 5 others arrested over 4,081-gram gold robbery in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Police have arrested six individuals, including a former police officer, over the robbery of gold bars worth 4,081g in Chattogram city. They also reported recovering gold bars worth ... Read More


Colombia president warns of 'real threat' of US military action

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has warned that the country is facing what he has described as a "real threat" of US military action, following recent remarks by US President Donal... Read More


Pakistan high commissioner meets Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider has met with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place on Friday afternoon at the BNP chairperson's office in... Read More


Chattogram edge past Rajshahi in tense BPL final-ball finish

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Chattogram Royals held their nerve to claim a dramatic last-ball victory over Rajshahi Royals in the Bangladesh Premier League, preserving their place at the top of the table after a ... Read More


BNP expects 'rebel' candidates to withdraw nominations, warns of action

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has said he expects party members who submitted nomination papers against the party's decision to withdr... Read More


Protests erupt in Farmgate, Karwan Bazar over killing of Swecchasebak Dal leader Muchabbir

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Supporters of Jatiotabadi Swecchasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir have staged protests in Dhaka's Farmgate and Karwan Bazar areas, demanding justice for his killing. The proc... Read More