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PM Tarique meets Saudi ambassador at Secretariat

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer H Bin Abiyah has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the Cabinet Division in the Secret... Read More


PM Tarique's early arrival at Secretariat 'leaves many surprised'

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun attending office at the Secretariat in line with the Ramadan schedule, arriving shortly after 9am on Sunday. His Additional Press Secretary, ... Read More


Five held over alleged extortion-linked attack on Dhaka embroidery factory

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Five people have been arrested over an attack on an embroidery factory in Dhaka's Adabor after workers surrounded the local police station at midnight demanding action. Adabor Polic... Read More


International Mother Language Day observed outside UN headquarters in New York

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- International Mother Language Day has been observed outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, with expatriate Bangladeshis paying tribute to the language martyrs despite a... Read More


Customs seize phones, cigarettes worth Tk 1m from Dubai returnee at Chattogram airport

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Customs officials at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have seized 15 mobile phones and a large quantity of foreign cigarettes from a passenger arriving from Dubai. Th... Read More


Tributes pour in as Bangladesh remembers Language Movement martyrs

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Bangladesh is observing Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day with due solemnity as people across the country pay tribute to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Mo... Read More


Cabrera hopeful Hamza will be fit for Singapore clash in Asian Cup qualifiers

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera remains hopeful that Hamza Choudhury will return in time for the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore, despite lingering concerns over the Leices... Read More


Slogans like 'Inqilab Zindabad' have no connection to Bengali identity, says power minister

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Power Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has rejected slogans such as "Inqilab Zindabad", emphasising that they have no roots in Bengal and belong to those who once sought to suppress the B... Read More


3 killed in pickup, autorickshaw collision in Moulvibazar

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Three people have been killed and another injured after a pickup truck collided head-on with a CNG-run autorickshaw in Moulvibazar Sadar. The crash occurred around 1:45am on Saturda... Read More


Police detain six outside PM's Gulshan home after ignoring security warnings

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Police have detained six individuals from outside Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's residence in Dhaka's Gulshan after they reportedly refused to move from the high-security area. The... Read More