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Bangladesh EC forms expert panel to set voting mechanism for expats

Dhaka, April 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) has decided to form an "advisory committee" comprising technology experts to finalise a method that will allow expatriates to vote in the 13th parliament... Read More


340 accidents claim 352 lives during Eid-ul-Fitr travel: report

Dhaka, April 9 -- As many as 322 people have died and 835 have been injured in 315 road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr journeys. Another 20 people were killed and eight injured in 21 railway crashes. F... Read More


Bangladesh Bank eyes merger, rejig of troubled Islamic banks

Dhaka, April 9 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced that underperforming Islamic Shariah-based banks will be merged with stronger institutions that have functional boards and no go... Read More


Chattogram's historic Bengali New Year celebration in jeopardy amid security concerns

Dhaka, April 9 -- With only six days remaining before the scheduled date, organisers of the historic Bengali New Year celebrations at Chattogram's DC Hill have yet to receive official permission from ... Read More


Actress Shomi Kaiser arrested in new case, chats with Jakob in the dock

Dhaka, April 9 -- A court has ordered the arrest of Shomi Kaiser, actress and former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), in a fresh case involving the alleged attempted murd... Read More


ADB slashes Bangladesh's growth forecast to 3.9% amid political and economic headwinds

Dhaka, April 9 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down Bangladesh's GDP growth forecast to 3.9 percent for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing a combination of political instability, high inf... Read More


Bengal Group Chairman, former MP Morshed arrested

Dhaka, April 9 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested Morshed Alam, former member of parliament from the Awami League and Chairman of the Bengal Group of Industries. According to a statement from... Read More


BSF accused of beating Bangladeshi man to death at Brahmanbaria border

Dhaka, April 9 -- A Bangladeshi man has died after he was allegedly detained and beaten by India's Border Security Force (BSF) near the Bijoynagar border in Brahmanbaria. The Border Guard Bangladesh ... Read More


Arrested former ICT prosecutor Tureen Afroz's daughter accuses uncle of trying to 'seize' family home

Dhaka, April 9 -- A day after the arrest of former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz, tensions have escalated at her family home in Dhaka's Uttara, where her stepbrother Shishir Ah... Read More


'No final decision' on Hasina's extradition, says government after Yunus-Modi meet

Dhaka, April 8 -- Amid a lack of response from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the request for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's return during a meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus in... Read More