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A year on, Bangladesh is divided over gains from July Uprising

Dhaka, July 5 -- As the country observes the first anniversary of the July Uprising, the sweeping mass protest that brought down the previous government, views among ordinary citizens remain deeply di... Read More


Army arrests two suspects in Cumilla family lynching

Dhaka, July 5 -- The Bangladesh Army has detained two accused in a case filed over the killing of a mother and her two children in Koroibari of Muradnagar Upazila in Cumilla. Rikta Begum, daughter of... Read More


27 BNP men among 100 accused in case over Lalmonirhat police station blockade

Dhaka, July 5 -- Police have accused local BNP adherents of blocking the Hathibandha Police Station in Lalmonirhat in an attempt to prevent law enforcement from responding to an attack on Patgram stat... Read More


Taiyeb says BNP reacting over outdated telecom policy draft

Dhaka, July 5 -- The BNP has raised concerns over a previous draft of the telecom policy, not the latest version, according to Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief advisor's special assistant on ICT affairs. ... Read More


Plaintiff says prime suspect dropped from Christian Colony arson case

Dhaka, July 5 -- The prime suspect accused in an attack, arson, and looting incident in a Christian neighbourhood in Barishal's Wazirpur, has allegedly been left out of the police case. Adhora Baroi,... Read More


Former chief election commissioner Shamsul Huda dies at 83

Dhaka, July 5 -- ATM Shamsul Huda, a civil servant and former chief election commissioner (CEC), has died at the age of 83. He passed away at his residence in Dhaka's Gulshan around 9am on Saturday, ... Read More


CU students protest Sanskrit teacher attending promotion meeting

Dhaka, July 4 -- A group of students at Chittagong University have locked the administrative building in protest, opposing the presence of a particular teacher on the faculty promotion board. In resp... Read More


65,000 pilgrims return to Bangladesh after Hajj, 42 deaths reported

Dhaka, July 4 -- As many as 64,864 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home after performing Hajj this year. Meanwhile, 42 pilgrims have died during their stay in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Religi... Read More


Separate road accidents kill 3 in Chuadanga

Dhaka, July 4 -- Two people have been killed in a motorcycle accident and another has died after falling from a van in Chuadanga's Alamdanga Upazila. The accidents occurred near the Alamdanga Microbu... Read More


Bangladesh cuts COVID test fees at private hospitals amid uptick in cases

Dhaka, July 4 -- As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reduced the fees for RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests at private hospitals. From... Read More