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Rumeen Farhana unable to pay Ekushey tribute as BNP men 'tear' wreath

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Brahmanbaria-2 MP Rumeen Farhana has allegedly been prevented from laying a wreath at the Shaheed Minar in her constituency during the first watch of Language Martyrs' Day. The inci... Read More


Forest authorities detain 22 fishers, seize two trawlers over 'illegal fishing'

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- In a crackdown on illegal fishing in the Sundarbans, forest officials detained 22 people and confiscated two trawlers and 400kg of stingray from protected sanctuary zones in two sepa... Read More


Bangladesh to seek US trade deal status after Trump tariffs scrapped

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The government plans to send a letter to Washington seeking clarity on the implications of its trade deal after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's retaliatory ... Read More


Police detain 14 'Kishore Gang' members in Ashulia raids

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Police have detained 14 members of the so-called "Kishore Gang" in Savar's Ashulia. Local police chief Rubel Hawladar said they were apprehended during a series of raids conducted o... Read More


Alphabet created by a teenage hill boy in 1980s takes Mro language to Google Play

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A script devised by a teenage boy in the hills of Bandarban in the early 1980s has quietly crossed into the digital age, finding a place on Google Play and computer keyboards in a ra... Read More


Remembering Ekushey 1972

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- As coordinator of the refugee relief programme assisting 600,000 Bangladeshis, I was sitting in my OXFAM Refugee Relief Office near Park Circus, Calcutta on Feb 21, 1972, when I was ... Read More


First session of 13th Parliament may start March 2nd week, says Salahuddin

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The first session of the 13th Parliament may be convened on Mar 12 or a few days earlier, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said. On Saturday evening, the BNP Standing Committee me... Read More


NCP leader lands in Bogura jail over 'fund embezzlement and extortion'

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A Bogura court has sent a National Citizen Party (NCP) leader to jail in connection with a case filed over embezzlement of funds, extortion and torture of a business rival. Bogura D... Read More


Woman, infant burnt alive in Jharkhand over 'practising witchcraft'

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Four people have been arrested in India's Jharkhand for allegedly burning a woman and her 10-month-old son to death over accusations of practising witchcraft. The incident occurred ... Read More


4 men flee after stabbing Jatrabari policeman during search, crude bombs found in bag

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A routine police search in Dhaka's Jatrabari has turned violent when a group of youths stabbed a constable and fled, leaving behind a bag containing crude bombs at the checkpoint. T... Read More