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Rights activist Shahidul Alam arrives in Istanbul after release from Israeli custody

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Prominent Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam has arrived in Turkey's Istanbul after being released from Israel. The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) said i... Read More


Jamaat calls for proportional representation proposal in Charter referendum

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded that the proposal for elections under a system of proportional representation (PR) be included in the referendum on the July Charter. Secretary Gene... Read More


Seven burnt in gas balloon explosion in Rajshahi

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Seven passengers of a battery-run rickshaw have suffered burns in a gas balloon explosion in Rajshahi's Godagari Upazila, with five of them in critical condition. The explosion occu... Read More


Syed Manzoorul Islam, emeritus professor and eminent academic, dies at 74

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Syed Manzoorul Islam, an emeritus professor and renowned litterateur, has died in hospital care at the age of 74. He passed away at 5pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Labai... Read More


DU Fine Arts dean says 'Sarat Utsob' was postponed, not cancelled

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts Dean Azharul Islam has said reports of the "Sarat Utsob", organised by Satyen Sen Shilpi Group to mark the arrival of autumn, being cancelled ... Read More


A man hacked at 6 members of a family and killed a child. He then climbed a tree to escape

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- A man has hacked six members of a family, including women and children, with a sharp weapon in Patuakhali's Dashmina Upazila. A child has died due to the attack. Police arrested the... Read More


Three bodies recovered from Dhaka's Shahbagh, police rule out foul play

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Police have recovered the bodies of three people, including a woman, from separate locations in Dhaka's Shahbagh. The three were found unconscious at different times and taken to Dh... Read More


Rajshahi University professor killed after truck rams motorcyle

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- A Rajshahi University professor has died and another has been injured after their motorcycle collided with a truck in Rajshahi's Paba Upazila. The accident took place around 6:30am ... Read More


BNP's Fakhrul warns of attempt to bring bureaucracy 'under one party's control'

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that efforts are being made to bring Bangladesh's bureaucracy under the influence of a particular political party ahead of t... Read More


Former Navy chief Sarwar Jahan Nizam dies at 73

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, a former chief of Bangladesh Navy staff, has died in hospital care at the age of 73. He passed away around 9:15am on Friday at the Combined Military... Read More