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Election Commission confirms NCP's Nusrat Tabassum set for reserved seat uncontested

Dhaka, May 4 -- The Election Commission is set to publish a gazette declaring National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti elected unopposed to a reserved women's seat in the 13th Parliam... Read More


Bangladesh maintains steady stance on India ties regardless of West Bengal election outcome

Dhaka, May 4 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Bangladesh's approach to resolving pending bilateral issues with India will remain unchanged, regardless of which party fo... Read More


BRAC Bank TARA marks nine years with 500,000 women on board

Dhaka, May 4 -- Around 500,000 Bangladeshi women now perform their transactions under a unified offering of BRAC Bank's flagship women's banking platform TARA. On its ninth anniversary, a statement f... Read More


Farmers in Sunamganj face ruin as incessant rain submerges crops, causes paddy to sprout

Dhaka, May 4 -- A sense of profound despair has gripped the Haor regions of Sunamganj as relentless rains have submerged vast tracts of paddy, leaving farmers to watch their only means of survival rot... Read More


Police bust abduction gang posing as law enforcers, rescue four

Dhaka, May 4 -- A gang accused of abducting people across Dhaka while impersonating law-enforcing officers has been busted, with police rescuing four victims in an operation at Uttara's Diabari in Dha... Read More


Mother, daughter, lawyer among 4 killed in Mymensingh road crash

Dhaka, May 4 -- Three women and a teenage passenger have been killed when a truck slammed into an auto-rickshaw on the Mymensingh-Tangail Highway. The accident took place at around 12:15pm on Monday ... Read More


Govt makes Fuel Pass app mandatory at 68 Dhaka pumps

Dhaka, May 4 -- The Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources has made the use of the Fuel Pass app mandatory for motorcycles at 68 filling stations across Dhaka City. For 18 specific stations... Read More


Minister Dulu says government will provide three months' aid to flood-hit Haor households

Dhaka, May 4 -- The government is going to provide financial and food assistance for three months to around 100,000 families affected by floods in the Haor region. On Monday, Disaster Management Mini... Read More


Law minister opposes Supreme Court judges' retirement age cut

Dhaka, May 4 -- Law Minister Asaduzzaman says he opposes the proposed lowering of the Supreme Court judges' retirement age, suggesting instead that the age limit be increased to utilise their experien... Read More


IUB's Monika becomes first female squash coach in Bangladesh with WSF Level-2

Dhaka, May 4 -- Marjan Akter Monika, squash coach at Independent University, Bangladesh, has achieved the Level-2 certification under the World Squash Federation after completing a six-day training pr... Read More