Preparations under way for voter roll printing, transfers suspended

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to print the voter rolls, with the final list now being readied for nearly 128 million voters. Voter transfers are no longer allowed, and a... Read More

Mother, two children found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Bogura

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A mother and her two children have been found dead in an apparent case of murder-suicide in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila. Law enforcers believe the woman slit the throats of her chi... Read More

Repeated tremors expose yawning gaps in public preparedness as fear fuels confusion

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- From the bustling streets of Dhaka to the quiet fields of Narsingdi, Friday's 5.7-magnitude earthquake sent shockwaves through Bangladesh in more ways than one. Across the nation, i... Read More

Don't want people with political affiliation as election observers: CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has called on local organisations not to appoint those affiliated with political parties as observers of the 13th general elections.... Read More

Primary teachers begin three-day work stoppage to push for better pay, promotions

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Primary school assistant teachers have launched a three-day total work stoppage to press for a series of demands relating to pay grades and promotions. The protest action started on... Read More

ULAB holds panel discussion on language documentation, linguistics research

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has held a panel discussion on "The Art of Language Documentation and The Role of Technology in Linguistics Research" as the culminat... Read More

NCP's Nasiurddin demands trial for parties involved in 1971 genocide

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has demanded a trial for the political parties involved in the genocide during the 1971 Liberation War. He made the... Read More

Dhaka Metro Rail cards can now be recharged online

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- From now on, passengers using the Dhaka Metro Rail can their travel passes online. The service was inaugurated at the capital's Agargaon Metro Station on Tuesday morning. As a resu... Read More

Torch procession in JU demands release of Baul artiste Abul Sarkar

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Students at Jahangirnagar University have held a torch procession demanding the release of Baul singer Abul Sarkar and protesting what they described as nationwide attacks and repres... Read More

Plaintiff seeks to withdraw case over desecration of Nural Pagla's grave

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- A woman who filed a case over the desecration of the grave of Nurul Haque, a fringe religious figure known locally as Nural Pagla, in Rajbari has petitioned to withdraw the complaint... Read More

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