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Crackdown on battery-run rickshaws in Chattogram sparks attack on police box

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Battery-powered rickshaw drivers in Chattogram have attacked and vandalised a traffic police box during a crackdown on the illegal vehicles. The incident occurred on Wednesday ... Read More


Army chief has no Facebook account, public urged to ignore fake profiles

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said Chief of Army Staff Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman does not have a personal Facebook or any other social media account, urging people not... Read More


Court bans Independent TV CEO Shamsur Rahman from leaving Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- A Dhaka court has barred Independent Television's Editor-in-Chief and CEO M Shamsur Rahman from leaving the country amid an investigation into alleged involvement in the launder... Read More


Beauty to barrenness: Sada Pathar reduced to a sandbank after rampant stone plunder

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Once famed for its crystalline waters and scattered white stones, the picturesque Sada Pathar -- where the Dhalai River kisses the Meghalayan foothills -- now lies stripped and ... Read More


Interim government is not sole centre of power, says Asif Mahmud

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said the interim government is not the "only centre of power", adding he will not remain in it during the election period as he intends to... Read More


Recruitment tests for 10 DMTCL posts deferred

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Authorities have suspended the recruitment tests for 10 posts at the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) that were to be held on Friday. The announcement was made throug... Read More


Consolidated July Charter draft: Legal safeguards in place, some steps to be taken before polls

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The National Consensus Commission has prepared a "consolidated draft" of the July National Charter, with legal safeguards in place to ensure that the decisions taken in the dial... Read More


Verdict in case over Papia's illicit wealth on Thursday

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The verdict in the illicit asset acquisition case against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon is scheduled for Thursday. J... Read More


Teesta River surges past danger mark, leaving thousands waterlogged in five Upazilas

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The waters of the Teesta River have risen above the danger level following days of continuous rain and persistent upstream runoff. As such, large swathes of the left bank of th... Read More


Don't send physically unfit pilgrims for Hajj, says Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has said his ministry will take strict measures to ensure that no one physically unfit for Hajj is allowed to perform the pilgrimage... Read More