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Daffodil, City University students clash overnight in Savar leaving trail of arson and wreckage

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A tense calm has descended on Savar's Khagan after a night of clashes, vandalism and arson between students of Daffodil International University and City University. By Monday morni... Read More


Commuters suffer as metro rail remains partly suspended after fatal accident

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Commuters in Dhaka are facing severe hardship as the metro rail service between Uttara and Motijheel remains suspended for a second day following the death of a pedestrian due to a f... Read More


UP member publicly shaves five youths' heads at Patuakhali village arbitration

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A Union Parishad member in Patuakhali's Rangabali Upazila has been accused of forcibly shaving the heads of five youths in public as a form of punishment during a village arbitration... Read More


Heated words fly in Manikganj between Sarjis and former Students Against Discrimination leader

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A heated exchange has erupted between NCP Chief Organiser (North) Sarjis Alam and a former leader of the Students Against Discrimination Movement in Manikganj. The altercation took ... Read More


Arson, clashes as Daffodil, City University students face off in Savar

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Students of Daffodil International University and City University have clashed overnight in Dhaka's Savar. The violence continued between 9pm on Sunday and 4am on Monday in the Khag... Read More


Japanese delegation briefs Yunus on recruitment plan of 100,000 worker over five years

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A high-level Japanese delegation has presented the progress in recruiting 100,000 skilled Bangladeshi workers to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. The 23-member delegation from the Nati... Read More


ACC prosecutes former PM's press secretary Nayeemul Islam Khan, wife over no wealth filing

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former press secretary to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Nayeemul Islam Khan and his wife Nasima Khan Monty for f... Read More


Bangladesh nationalises 13 schools in 2025, taking overall count to 693

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Bangladesh has nationalised 13 schools in 2025, bringing the total number of government schools in the country to 693. Among the latest is JJI Junior Secondary School in Jashore's A... Read More


Cyclone Montha forms in Bay of Bengal, seaports to raise warning signal

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The deep depression in the southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwest and intensified into cyclonic storm Montha. In a special weather bulletin on Mond... Read More


Bangladesh, Pakistan discuss enhancing sea and air links at JEC meeting

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said discussions were held on increasing sea and air connectivity between the two countries at the Joint Economic Commission meeting, held after ... Read More