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PM Tarique sits with Jobo Dal, Swechhasebak Dal, Chhatra Dal leaders

Dhaka, May 9 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is holding an exchange of views with district-level BNP leaders of the party's three affiliate organisations -- Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal, Jatiotabadi Swechhas... Read More


The weight of a coffin: Grieving mother breaks down as Bristy returns lifeless

Dhaka, May 9 -- Under a heavy, suffocating silence that seemed to hang over Dhaka's airport, a coffin arrived from the United States carrying not a returning scholar, but the broken remains of a dream... Read More


Drowned crops, rotting harvest: Farmers miss out on govt rice procurement after Haor floods

Dhaka, May 9 -- Farmers in Sunamganj are finding themselves unable to benefit from the government's Boro rice procurement drive, as untimely rains and flash floods have either washed away their crops ... Read More


India appoints NS Raja Subramani as new defence chief

Dhaka, May 9 -- The Indian government has appointed Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as the new chief of defence staff (CDS). He will take over after the current CDS Gen Anil Chauhan completes his tenure on ... Read More


Egg prices crack Dhaka markets at Tk 140 per dozen

Dhaka, May 9 -- Egg prices have risen sharply in Dhaka's retail markets within a week, with each egg now selling for Tk 13 and a set of four costing Tk 50. A week ago, eggs were selling at a maximum ... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as West Bengal chief minister

Dhaka, May 9 -- Suvendu Adhikari has been sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal, marking a decisive political shift in a state long defined by ideological churn, NDTV reports. He took oath on Sat... Read More


Leftist student alliance holds torch march at Dhaka University to protest US trade deal

Dhaka, May 9 -- The Democratic Students' Alliance, an alliance of several left-wing student organisations, have held a torchlight procession on the Dhaka University campus demanding the cancellation o... Read More


No crime against humanity will go unpunished, says information minister

Dhaka, May 9 -- The government will never allow any crime against humanity, genocide or anti-justice activities committed in the country to go unpunished, warns Information and Broadcasting Minister Z... Read More


Former Labour politician Lutfur Rahman re-elected mayor of Tower Hamlets

Dhaka, May 8 -- Lutfur Rahman, the controversial local government leader who formed a new party called Aspire after leaving Labour, has won re-election as the executive mayor of Tower Hamlets at the h... Read More


Lutfur Rahman wins fourth term as Tower Hamlets executive mayor

Dhaka, May 8 -- Lutfur Rahman, the controversial local government leader who formed a new party called Aspire after leaving Labour, has been re-elected executive mayor of Tower Hamlets at the heart of... Read More