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Government withdraws Hatia UNO over social media video scandal

Dhaka, March 17 -- The government has made Hatia Upazila administrator (UNO) Md Alauddin an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) following the leak of an explicit video. The decision was communicated in a n... Read More


Rakib, devoted to street children, brutally killed at his cherished Shaheed Minar

Dhaka, March 17 -- Rakibul Islam Rakib, a 25-year-old honours student and friend to countless street children, was viciously shot and hacked to death at Shahbagh's central Shaheed Minar -- the very pl... Read More


SHUJAN urges politicians to honour July Charter mandate in restoring caretaker govt

Dhaka, March 17 -- Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) has called for constitutional amendments in line with the July Charter to restore an effective and functional non-party caretaker government syst... Read More


Bangladesh seeks UK support on police reform, Rohingya crisis at Vienna talks

Dhaka, March 17 -- On the sidelines of the Vienna Global Fraud Summit, Bangladesh and UK home ministers have held talks, pledging closer collaboration on security, law-enforcing reforms, and the human... Read More


Week-long Eid holidays begin

Dhaka, March 17 -- After spending the night of Lailat-ul Qadr in prayers, people working in different sectors and their families have started travelling to their ancestral homes to see friends and rel... Read More


98% factories in Gazipur clear wages, 99% bonuses paid ahead of Eid, police say

Dhaka, March 17 -- Nearly all factories in Gazipur's industrial belt have cleared workers' dues ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, with 98 percent paying wages and 99 percent disbursing bonuses, police said. Indu... Read More


New vice-chancellor promises Dhaka University's rise in global ranking

Dhaka, March 17 -- Prof ABM Obaidul Islam has assumed office as the new vice-chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University, pledging to secure a "prestigious" position in international rankings for Bangladesh's... Read More


Jamaat calls government's move to install city, district administrators an 'attack on democracy'

Dhaka, March 17 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned the BNP government's appointment of city corporation and district administrators, terming it "unacceptable" and warning that it could be exploited ... Read More


Over 1,200 Rajshahi city cleaners receive Eid grants from prime minister

Dhaka, March 17 -- A total of 1,237 sanitation workers of the Rajshahi City Corporation have received financial assistance from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman before Eid-ul-Fitr. The grants were distr... Read More


Empty seats haunt bus terminals as holiday rush fails to meet expectations

Dhaka, March 17 -- Despite the onset of the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday travel season, bus terminals in the capital have presented a desolate look, with transport operators struggling to find passengers for s... Read More