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Salahuddin critiques third-party invitation, says BNP will only respond to interim government

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned invitations routed through another political party, saying his party will participate in discussions only if summoned by Chief Adviso... Read More


St Joseph School improvised explosive attacker yet to be identified

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Police have yet to identify the attacker who threw a crude bomb at St Joseph Higher Secondary School & College in Dhaka's Mohammadpur as there was no power in the area when the bomb w... Read More


CID approves 17 chargesheets against Salman Rahman, associates over 'money laundering'

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has approved filing chargesheets in 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, against Salman F Rahman, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's adviso... Read More


2 militants shot dead by security forces in India's Jammu and Kashmir

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Indian security forces have killed two militants during an ongoing encounter in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, broadcaster NDTV reports, citing officials. Based on specif... Read More


Chhayanaut calls on government to reconsider scrapping music, PE teacher posts

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Cultural organisation Chhayanaut has called on the interim government to reconsider its decision to cancel the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools.... Read More


Child dies after following mother onto road in Sherpur

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A 3-year-old girl has died after being caught between two vehicles while following her mother onto a road in Sherpur. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon in front of the Nawhat... Read More


Locals capture crocodile after weeks of sightings in Manikganj

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- A crocodile that had been spotted in a distributary of the Padma River in Manikganj has finally been captured in a trap set by local residents. The reptile was caught around 8:30pm o... Read More


Masuma Khan released after 31 days in California detention centre

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladeshi national Masuma Khan has been released from a US detention centre after 31 days. The 64-year-old was freed on Wednesday from a facility in California. Relatives said her... Read More


Local entrepreneurs fear telecom sector 'slipping into foreign hands'

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Local entrepreneurs have raised alarm over the interim government's draft telecom policy, warning that it could hand the sector almost entirely to foreign companies. They say the pla... Read More


Over 125 primary teachers hospitalised after police crackdown over 10th-grade pay protests

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- At least 125 government primary school teachers have been injured and received treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital following a police crackdown on protesters demanding 10th-gr... Read More