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Students leave Science Lab after announcing blockades at three Dhaka points

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Protesting students have cleared the Science Laboratory zone in Dhaka late Wednesday, ending hours of traffic disruption. They announced fresh blockades simultaneously at three key ... Read More


Election probe report alleges DGFI, NSI officials aided Awami League in 2014, 2018, 2024

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- An interim government-commissioned inquiry into the last three general elections has found that intelligence agencies were "deeply involved" in manipulating the outcomes of the last ... Read More


Noakhali madrasa torched after teacher 'elopes' with 12-year-old student

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- A madrasa in Noakhali's Subarnachar Upazila has been set on fire following allegations that its head teacher had fled with a 12-year-old student. The arson took place around midnigh... Read More


6 die in Rangpur over 3 days after 'drinking bootleg alcohol'

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Two more people have died of alcohol poisoning after drinking "bootleg alcohol" in Rangpur, leading to a tally of six deaths from alcohol over three days in the district. Two others ... Read More


Bangladesh restores lottery system for IPO share allocation under revised rules

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The lottery system for allocating shares to investors in initial public offerings has been reinstated in Bangladesh's capital market. Officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exch... Read More


Why Jamaat-Shibir dominate 'disappearances', while BNP-Chhatra Dal-Jubo Dal make up most still-missing? Commission explains

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- During the 15-year rule of the now-ousted Awami League, the largest share of victims whose political identity the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances could verify were l... Read More


ACC grills ex-commissioner Jahurul Haque over bribery, abuse of power allegations

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has questioned its former commissioner Md Jahurul Haque for nearly three hours as part of an inquiry into allegations of bribery, abuse of power ... Read More


Yunus asks Bangladesh Shipping Corporation to maintain earnings after Tk 8bn in revenue

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called on the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) to maintain its profit momentum after the state-owned company earned nearly Tk 8 billion in the 2... Read More


Come back home if you're brave enough: home advisor to Hasina, Joy

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy should return to Bangladesh before speaking out, if they are brave eno... Read More


Some candidates' provocative statements defy code of conduct, says Mirza Abbas

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Provocative statements by certain candidates constitute violations of the election code of conduct, BNP National Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas says. He made the remarks to r... Read More