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BNP asks Supreme Court to break deadlock over July Charter implementation

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has urged the Supreme Court to give its opinion on the implementation of the July Charter, calling for legal guidance on the constitution... Read More


25 'Hindus' join Jamaat-e-Islami in Chapainawabganj

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- In an unusual turn of events, 25 Chapainawabganj residents identifying themselves as Hindus have joined the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami. On Sunday, the new recrui... Read More


Toma went viral for her fiery slogans outside an ex-MP's home. Now she faces extortion charges

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Faria Akter Toma had once grabbed the limelight with her controversial slogans outside the residence of former Kishoreganj MP Fazlur Rahman. Now, she is back in the headlines -... Read More


Teachers' group rejects JUCSU polls, calls for probe into alleged irregularities

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A coalition of university teachers has called for an impartial investigation into allegations of widespread irregularities surrounding the Jahangirnagar University Central Stud... Read More


90 named in a case of vandalism, blockade over Faridpur constituency demarcation

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Police have filed a case naming 90 people for disrupting law and order during the ongoing protest movement against the redrawing of a parliamentary seat in Faridpur's Bhanga. ... Read More


Padma Bridge launches e-toll collection process on trial basis

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A modern, non-stop electronic toll collection (ETC) system has launched on Padma Bridge on a trial basis. An ETC allows a customer to pay the toll automatically without stoppi... Read More


Protest outside Titumir College snarls traffic in Dhaka's Mohakhali

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Students of Government Titumir College have blocked the road in Dhaka's Mohakhali as part of their protest against the plan to create a separate university for seven colleges a... Read More


Seat redrawing: Protesters torch Bhanga Upazila council building, vandalise police vehicles

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Demonstrations over the redrawing of parliamentary constituencies in Faridpur's Bhanga have turned violent as protesters vandalised the local police station and set fire to the... Read More


Four sent to jail in anti-middlemen drive near passport office

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A mobile court has sentenced four people arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to different jail terms following a special anti-middlemen drive in the area adjacent to t... Read More


Sylhet braces for short-term floods as Surma, Kushiyara swell

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Water levels in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have risen over the last 24 hours and could breach the danger mark in the next three days. As a result, low-lying areas of Sylhe... Read More