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18 detained over deals to 'supply question papers' for primary teacher hiring exam

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Police have detained 18 people in Naogaon on charges of question paper leaks and fraud in the recruitment exams for assistant teachers at government primary schools. Naogaon District... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul's income edges up in seven years, assets jump sharply

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has declared an annual income of around Tk 1.2 million and total assets worth more than Tk 15 million ... Read More


Tarique's visit to northern region postponed following EC request

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman has postponed his planned visit to the northern region following a request from the Election Commission (EC). The decision was... Read More


Boundary redrawing: Election process for Pabna-1, Pabna-2 suspended

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Election Commission has decided to temporarily suspend the election process in two of Pabna's parliamentary seats amid a dispute over the revision of the constituency boundaries f... Read More


Tarique takes the throne: BNP crowns a new era under Zia dynasty

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has named Tarique Rahman its new chief, formally passing the torch to the next generation of its founding family. The scion of the Zia legacy a... Read More


Police 'bar' devotees from annual urs at High Court shrine

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Police have allegedly barred attendance at the annual urs at the shrine of Shah Khaza Sharfuddin Chishti, located next to the High Court, devotees have said. Police, however, said th... Read More


Suspects infiltrated Osman Hadi's campaign to 'disrupt election': chargesheet

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The murder of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi was carried out to "obstruct" the parliamentary election, according to a chargesheet submitted by investigators. The charg... Read More


Fine-grain rice prices amount to fines, vegetables pile on the sentence

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The arrival of BRRI-28 rice in the market despite old stocks has failed to ease prices, with finer rice varieties rising by up to Tk 5 per kg within a week, while coarse rice prices h... Read More


US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday, leading city and state officials to call for calm given public outrage ove... Read More


3 die as bus crashes into parked truck in Ctg's Mirsharai

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Three people have been killed after a passenger bus crashed into a parked truck in the Baroiarhat area of Chattogram's Mirsharai Upazila. The incident occurred in the Gumghat area of... Read More