Man detained at Inqilab Moncho rally for carrying 'firearm', later found to be 'toy pistol'

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Police have detained a youth at the Inqilab Moncho's rally in Shahbagh, initially reported by some protesters on social media as an "armed individual". The incident occurred around ... Read More

Death rates in hybrids 'three times higher' than petrol cars, data shows

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- UK newspapers have reported, citing official data, that motorists in hybrid cars are three times more likely to die than those in petrol cars. Analysing figures from the Department ... Read More

Dhaka-bound train derails after track removal in Gafargaon

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A Dhaka-bound passenger train has derailed in Mymensingh's Gafargaon after sections of the railway track were removed. The engine and two coaches of the Agnibina Express ran off the... Read More

Jatiya Party's Anwar Hossain Manju withdraws from election

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has withdrawn from the parliamentary elections, choosing not to submit his nomination papers. He had collected nomination papers for t... Read More

RUCSU GS Ammar calls for University Teachers' Network to be shut down

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Rajshahi University Central Student Union General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar has called for the University Teachers' Network to be shut down. He made this call in response to a stat... Read More

44 candidates file nomination papers in five Dhaka seats

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A total of 44 candidates have submitted nomination papers for five constituencies in Dhaka ahead of the parliamentary elections. Dhaka District Administrator and Returning Officer M... Read More

Crude bomb attack on BNP protest triggers turmoil in Bhola

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Bhola town has descended into chaos after crude bombs were hurled at a protest of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanding justice for its slain student leader Rezwan Amin Si... Read More

Election turns family matter as Babar, his wife file nominations for Netrokona-4

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Tahmina Zaman Sraboni, wife of former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, has also submitted her nomination papers for the Netrakona-4 constituency (comprising Mohango... Read More

NCP chief Nahid Islam to run from Dhaka-11 seat in February elections

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has submitted his nomination papers to run from Dhaka-11 constituency in the parliamentary polls. Dhaka-11 comprises Rampura, Badda... Read More

Deputy attorney general, three assistant attorney generals relieved from duty

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The interim government has relieved one deputy attorney general and three assistant attorney generals of their duties. Those relieved are Deputy Attorney General Sheikh Julfikar Ala... Read More

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