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Home minister says Awami League will soon face trial as a political party

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the Awami League, which is facing a ban on its activities, will soon be brought to trial as a political party. Speaking at the July Natio... Read More


Bangladesh reports 2 more deaths with measles symptoms, 101 new confirmed cases

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Two more people have died with measles symptoms in the past 24 hours, while laboratory tests confirmed 101 new measles infections during the same period. According to the Direct... Read More


Tarique says national unity key to moving Bangladesh forward

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh must rise above political divisions, arguing that only national unity can seize the opportunity created by the July Uprising. S... Read More


Weeks after crackdown, hawkers reclaim Dhaka's pavements as 'management' falls short

Bangladesh, July 4 -- The government's promise to reclaim Dhaka's footpaths is already beginning to unravel. Weeks after unveiling an ambitious strategy to replace repeated eviction drives with regis... Read More


Six fire units rein in Chawkbazar market blaze in an hour and a half

Bangladesh, July 4 -- A fire at a market in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar has been brought under control after around 90 minutes. On Saturday, the Fire Service and Civil Defence received a report of the bla... Read More


Deep depression forms over Bay, signal 3 raised at four seaports

Bangladesh, July 4 -- A low-pressure system over the northwestern Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, prompting Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 at Bangladesh's four seaports. The Bang... Read More


US envoy Christensen seeks to cement people-to-people ties with Bangladesh

Bangladesh, July 4 -- US Ambassador Brent Christensen has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to strengthening people-to-people ties with Bangladesh by sharing American history, culture and values. Sp... Read More


Air Astra says mechanical issue-not passenger's forgotten sherwani-forced flight back

Bangladesh, July 4 -- An Air Astra flight bound for Chattogram on Friday has sparked controversy after returning to the bay while taxiing, with passengers alleging it turned back because a traveller h... Read More


Ex-BCL leader arrested after arson attack on Khagrachhari July memorial

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Arsonists have set a July memorial monument at Khagrachhari Government College, with police arresting a former leader of the now-banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over alleg... Read More


Bangladesh Film Artiste Association biennial election kicks off with thin turnout

Dhaka, July 3 -- Voting has begun in the biennial election of the Bangladesh Film Artiste Association, though the polling centre got off to a quiet start with few voters turning up in the first hour. ... Read More