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A group of students went out for a late-night meal near BAU campus. An attack by outsiders left 5 of them seriously injured

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Five students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have been injured after they were allegedly attacked by local residents while out looking for food late at night. The incide... Read More


NCP leader Mitu reports an annual income of Tk 300,000

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Mahmuda Alam Mitu has declared an annual income of Tk 300,000 in an affidavit filed with her nomination papers. Mitu, a physician, submitted the a... Read More


Scrutiny of nominations for Dhaka's 20 seats to end Saturday

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Scrutiny of nomination papers for Dhaka district's 20 parliamentary constituencies is set to be completed on Saturday, a day before the deadline. Nomination papers for 13 Dhaka metro... Read More


Cold wave takes bite out of well-stocked Dhaka kitchen markets

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Sales at Dhaka's kitchen markets are declining amid the cold wave, despite adequate supply. Visits to the kitchen markets in Motijheel, Segunbagicha and Jatrabari show fewer buyers o... Read More


Affidavit shows JSD leader Tania Rab far wealthier than Abdur Rab

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Tania Rab, senior vice-president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, has declared assets worth nearly 14 times more than those of her husband and party chief ASM Abdur Rab. The affidavit... Read More


Daffodil Group committs to spend a third of profits on public welfare

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Daffodil Group has announced a commitment to dedicate one-third of its net profit from 2026 onwards to the welfare of the people of Bangladesh. The announcement was made during the G... Read More


Fog halts ferry crossings on Paturia-Daulatdia route, two vessels stranded mid-river

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Ferry services on the Paturia route in Manikganj and the Daulatdia route in Rajbari have been suspended due to dense fog. The suspension has been in effect since around 3am on Friday... Read More


Islami Andolan Bangladesh postpones Jan 9 'mass' rally

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Islami Andolon Bangladesh has postponed its "mass" rally scheduled for Jan 9. The party announced the decision on Friday, following a regular meeting of its central committee chaired... Read More


EC bins Jamaat heavyweight Hamidur Rahman Azad's Cox's Bazar-2 bid

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad has been knocked out of the race in Cox's Bazar-2 after election officials rejected his nomination papers during sc... Read More


CPB General Secretary Kafi knocked off Cumilla-5 ballot over signature mismatch

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Abdullah Al Kafi, general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), may no longer appear on ballot papers over what he calls an administrative mix-up. Cumilla Returning O... Read More