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Eight days after transfer, Sylhet's new deputy commissioner yet to assume office

Bangladesh, July 7 -- More than a week after being transferred to Sylhet amid controversy over the management of donations at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal, the district's newly appointed deputy comm... Read More


Five months in power, BNP battles organisational drift

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Cage of Governance Transition to power: Five months after winning the election, the BNP prioritises governance over its internal political organisation Quiet headquarters: The ... Read More


Nine killed in a night as monsoon rains expose Rohingya camps' deadly reality

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Borderline Existence Under death's shadow: Nine killed in one night as torrential monsoon rains trigger devastating landslides across overcrowded camps No safe ground: Over 350... Read More


Bangladesh police ready to face Haiti unrest challenge: home minister tells UN

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has informed the UN that Bangladesh Police has completed preparations to face the challenge of the current unstable and complex security situation ... Read More


Waterlogging in Chattogram after port city sees 330mm of rain

Bangladesh, July 7 -- After experiencing 330mm of rain over 24 hours, several parts of the port city of Chattogram have become waterlogged. The rain, which began on Sunday morning turned very heavy o... Read More


Gas pressure to fall nationwide as LNG supply dips

Bangladesh, July 7 -- The scheduled LNG cargo delivery at the floating LNG terminal in Maheshkhali has yet to begin due to severe weather conditions. As a result, the supply of regasified liquefied na... Read More


Police form panel to probe 'bomb attack' at NCP rally in Savar

Bangladesh, July 7 -- A case has been filed over the crude bomb explosion at a National Citizen Party (NCP) rally in Savar, while police have formed a committee to investigate the incident. No arrest... Read More


'Nordic Pollux', stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for 112 days, reaches Bangladesh coast

Bangladesh, July 7 -- After being stranded in the Persian Gulf for about three and a half months due to the war in West Asia, the 108,000-tonne crude oil tanker "MT Nordic Pollux" has reached the Bang... Read More


Complaint filed over alleged bounty targeting 'July warriors' in Narail

Bangladesh, July 7 -- A complaint has been filed with police in Narail alleging that bounties were offered on social media for assaulting people who took part in the Anti-Discrimination Student Moveme... Read More


Man sentenced to death for raping 7-year-old girl in Khagrachhari

Bangladesh, July 6 -- A court has sentenced a man to death for raping a 7-year-old girl in Khagrachhari's Ramgarh. Judge Shayla Sharmin of the Khagrachhari Child Repression Prevention Tribunal delive... Read More