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Bangladesh approves 28-day holiday calendar for 2026, 9 days fall on weekends

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Bangladesh will enjoy a total of 28 public holidays in 2026, with nine of them falling on Fridays and Saturdays, according to the list approved by the interim government. The decisio... Read More


Five Shariah-based banks halt share trading after merger directive

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Five financially troubled Shariah-based private banks have suspended share trading, a day after Bangladesh Bank initiated formal steps to merge them. The announcement came on Thursda... Read More


Martyrs' families demand legal basis for July Charter before election

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Members of families of those killed and injured during the July Uprising have demanded the July National Charter be given a legal basis before the general election. They questioned, ... Read More


Trials within 120 days in newly approved anti-enforced disappearance ordinance

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The interim government has approved a draft ordinance to prevent and remedy enforced disappearances, mandating that trials be completed within 120 working days after charges are frame... Read More


High Court grants bail to Latif Siddique, journalist Panna in Anti-Terrorism Act case

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The High Court has granted bail to expelled Awami League leader and former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, and journalist Monjurul Alam Panna, both arrested in a case filed under the A... Read More


Police couple sentenced to death in Mymensingh for murder of co-worker over affair

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A Mymensingh court has sentenced both members of a police couple to death for the murder of a fellow policeman over an extra-marital affair. After a lengthy investigation and trial, ... Read More


Court orders trial of former BB deputy governor SK Sur to begin in graft case

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A Dhaka court has indicted Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, popularly known as SK Sur, the former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, in a case filed over the senior government banker n... Read More


Chattogram mayor warns city turning 'unsafe' after BNP candidate shooting

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Chattogram Mayor Shahadat Hossain has warned that the city is gradually becoming "unsafe" as the national elections approach, following the shooting of BNP candidate Ershad Ullah. He... Read More


Sarwar was once Sajjad's underling, but ended up challenging him. Did it lead to his killing?

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Sarwar Hossain Babla was shot "at a close range" during a public relations event for BNP leader Ershad Ullah, his father said. His elder brother, however, said that there had been tw... Read More


Jamaat warns of tougher programmes to secure pre-election referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has warned that the party will resort to a tougher action if necessary to secure a referendum before the national election. Speaking at a brief rally at Paltan inters... Read More