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Mirza Abbas says government acting on orders from two parties

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- BNP leader Mirza Abbas has alleged that "the government is doing whatever two political parties are asking it to do". He made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing a memorial meeti... Read More


All involved in extrajudicial killings will face justice, says Advisor Jahangir

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says anyone involved in extrajudicial killings during the tenure of the interim government will face legal consequences. He made the remarks at a... Read More


Over Tk 21 billion lost to corruption in climate projects during Awami League rule, TIB says

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said more than half of the funds allocated to climate finance from the national budget during the previous Awami League administration ... Read More


EC approves registration of three new political parties, including NCP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The Election Commission has approved the registration of three new political parties -- the National Citizen Party, the Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist), and the Bangladesh Aam J... Read More


Six people killed in fatal truck-autorickshaw crash in Noakhali

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A truck has run over a CNG autorickshaw and killed six people in Noakhali's Kabirhat Upazila. The accident occurred around 2:30pm on Tuesday near Islamia Alia Madrasa on the Kabirhat... Read More


4 Bangladeshi nationals deported 'forcefully' from Italy

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Four Bangladeshi nationals have been "forcibly returned home" as part of an ongoing campaign to curb illegal immigration in Italy. They are Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Abdul Mannan Khala... Read More


Police block March to Jamuna by graduates with disabilities

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Police have blocked a March to Jamuna programme by job-seeking graduates with disabilities who initially gathered at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture to press home their five-p... Read More


BNP readies for power resurgence with a 'fusion of the proven and the promising' in election reboot

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- With its sights set on a long-awaited return to power after nearly two decades in the wilderness, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has unveiled its preliminary list for 237 cons... Read More


Weapons allegedly stolen from vault at Dhaka airport's burnt cargo complex

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Seven firearms have allegedly gone missing from the strongroom of the burnt cargo complex at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Biman Bangladesh filed a general diary (G... Read More


Death toll from Himalaya peak avalanche in Nepal climbs to seven

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The death toll from the avalanche that hit a Himalayan peak in north-eastern Nepal has climbed to seven, including five foreigners and two Nepalis, reports the BBC. The incident happ... Read More