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Rail, road blockades lifted in Brahmanbaria after 5 hours

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- After receiving assurances of a solution, protesters have withdrawn a blockade of the railway tracks and roads in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura Upazila after five hours. They withdrew the b... Read More


Fire on bus at Mohakhali

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A Shohag Paribahan bus parked at Dhaka's Mohakhali bus terminal has caught fire, the second such incident in the capital in a single night. The fire broke out shortly before 1am on S... Read More


Pori Moni served legal notice over 'harassment' of journalist

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Actress Pori Moni has been served a legal notice over allegations of misconduct and issuing death threats to a journalist. The notice asks her to apologise for the incident that took... Read More


Case over JNU student Jobayed's death goes to trial

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A Dhaka court has framed charges against three suspects in the murder case of Jagannath University Chhatra Dal leader Jobayed Hossain, ordering the case to trial. Acting Judge Mazhar... Read More


Unpaid Bangladeshi workers in Singapore see job hope

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- More than 230 migrant workers in Singapore, most of them Bangladeshis, have been linked with potential employers after losing their jobs over unpaid wages at two companies. Some have... Read More


Duchess of Edinburgh to visit Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The duchess of Edinburgh is set to visit Bangladesh to strengthen the UK-Bangladesh partnership through engagements with communities and organisations, as well as to see firsthand the... Read More


Actress Mahi wins Miss Universe Bangladesh 2026

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Television actress Samira Khan Mahi has been crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2026 at a ceremony held at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday. Mahi was visibly moved as her name was announce... Read More


E-rickshaw rules roll out, but questions remain

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has started selling registration forms for battery-run rickshaws after new rules were issued to bring them under regulation. Questions have been r... Read More


14 arrested over 'fresh New Gini attack'

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Police have arrested 14 people over an alleged fresh brawl at the New Gini Properties housing project in Dhaka's South Manikdi. Between 100 and 150 people "armed with local weapons" ... Read More


Hasina's identity is 'convicted criminal': minister

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has described ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India, as a "convicted criminal". He also said that a request has been sent to the Indian g... Read More