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RAB hopes to complete Twaki murder investigation 'soon'

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said it expects to complete the investigation into the killing of Tanvir Mohammad Twaki in Narayanganj "soon". RAB-11 Commanding Officer Lt Col H... Read More


Removal of Sheikh Mujib's portrait from Bangabhaban is 'wrong', says CPB's Selim

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Mujahidul Islam Selim, a presidium member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), has described the removal of independence architect Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's portrait ... Read More


Two hacked to death over 'land dispute' in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Two men have been killed in a machete attack over a land dispute in Narsingdi's Raipura, police say. The incident took place in the remote Char Subuddhi on Saturday, said Raipura Pol... Read More


12 killed in stampede at Venkateswara temple in India's Andhra Pradesh on Ekadashi

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- At least 12 devotees, most of them women and children, have died in a stampede at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India, during the observa... Read More


Primary assistant teachers announce strict programmes with deadline

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Assistant teachers from government primary schools have given the government a deadline until Nov 15 to resolve long-standing disputes over pay grades and promotions. They have annou... Read More


Legal and political storm brews over July Charter: who has the power to issue order, and under what law?

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The National Consensus Commission's proposal to issue an "implementation order" for the July National Charter (constitutional reform), and to hold a referendum on its basis, has trigg... Read More


National Consensus Commission wraps up amid fears of fresh rifts

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The National Consensus Commission has concluded its eight-and-a-half-month mission to bring parties together around a package of state-reform recommendations. Over that period, the c... Read More


Bangladesh bars 'non-essential' foreign travel for govt officials before election

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Government officials have been told to avoid foreign trips until the upcoming national election, unless travel is deemed "absolutely essential", according to a directive from the Chie... Read More


Another missing child found dead in Jamalpur river as death toll rises to 4

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The body of another child who went missing while bathing in the Jhinai River in Jamalpur's Madarganj Upazila has been recovered, bringing the death toll to 4. Another child remains m... Read More


Jatiya Chhatra Shakti forms central and Dhaka University committees

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, the student organisation which renamed itself from Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad (BGCS), has formed its central and Dhaka University committees. Zahid... Read More