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Tarek's party 'must' be registered, says Rashed Khan

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Gono Odhikar Parishad General Secretary Rashed Khan has expressed his solidarity with Tarek Rahman, secretary of the new political party Aam Janatar Dal, who went on a hunger strike d... Read More


BSEC fines former IFIC MD Sarwar Tk 50 million over 'bond fraud'

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has fined former IFIC Bank managing director Shah Alam Sarwar Tk 50 million after confirming "fraudulent practices" in the pro... Read More


As Bangladesh eyes fleet expansion, European envoys push Airbus with trade leverage, strategic partnerships

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- As Bangladesh prepares to procure new aircraft for its flag carrier, European nations are stepping up pressure on the government. At the heart of the conversation is Airbus, the Europ... Read More


Ratargul crisis: Illegal fishing and tourist litter endanger Sylhet's freshwater swamp forest

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Environmentalists are raising alarm over the deteriorating condition of Ratargul, the freshwater swamp forest in Sylhet, citing both tourists' carelessness and authorities' negligence... Read More


First police ombudsman of Northern Ireland to visit Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Baroness Nuala O'Loan, the first police ombudsman for Northern Ireland is likely to visit Dhaka from Nov 5-7. She will be accompanied by Kevin Kelly, ambassador of Ireland to Banglad... Read More


Fire breaks out in 14-storey building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A fire has broken out on the ground floor of a 14-storey building in the Kaderabad Housing area of Dhala's Mohammadpur. The Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence said they receiv... Read More


Coast Guard rescues 11 fishermen adrift at sea for four days

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The Coast Guard has rescued 11 fishermen from the disabled fishing boat "FB Fatema", which had been floating at sea for four days. In a press release on Wednesday, the law-enforcing ... Read More


NCP blames Bangladesh's 'political failures' on BNP, Jamaat, Awami League

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has laid the blame squarely at the door of the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and the Awami League for what it calls decades of "political failure" that have le... Read More


Elderly man 'killed by cousins' over land feud in Chattogram's Banshkhali

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A man has allegedly been killed with sharp weapons in an attack by his cousins over a land feud in Chattogram. The victim, 65-year-old Zakir Hossain, was a resident of Banshkhali Upa... Read More


5 die as bus crashes into microbus in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Five members of the same family have been killed in a collision between a bus and a microbus on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Chakaria Upazila. Three others have been injured... Read More