Jamaat chief warns referendum on election day could lead to 'genocide of polls'

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has warned that holding a referendum on the day of the national election could lead to "genocide of polls". He made the remark while speaking a... Read More

BNP's Fazlur says he will 'take poison' if Jamaat wins his seat

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- BNP candidate Fazlur Rahman has said he will "drink poison" if the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate wins the Kishoreganj-4 seat. He made the remark while speaking at an election rally in t... Read More

Deadly quake claimed her son's life. Grieving mother returns to hospital after burial

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Rafiul Islam Rafi, 22, a student of Sir Salimullah Medical College, who was killed in the devastating earthquake in Dhaka, has been laid to rest at his village home in Bogura. His m... Read More

Labourers call Chattogram Port blockade to protest leasing of terminals to foreign companies

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) has announced a blockade of Chattogram Port demanding the suspension of plans to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal and the Laldiar ... Read More

Six students injured at Dhaka University after fresh quake triggers panic

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- A 3.7-magnitude tremor has left six Dhaka University students injured after they panicked and tried to rush out of their residential halls. On Saturday, three students were hurt at ... Read More

Fresh tremor shakes quake-cracked building, triggering worker protest in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Workers of a readymade garment factory in Narayanganj's Rupganj have demonstrated after being forced to work inside the building that had been cracked in places by the earthquake tha... Read More

Two, including a child, die of dengue fever in Barishal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Another two patients have died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal. Shyamal Krishna Mondal, director of the Directorate ... Read More

Bangladesh and Bhutan ink MoUs on health, internet bandwidth

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has said Bangladesh and Bhutan signed two memoranda of understanding on healthcare services and international internet bandwidth. The MoUs were sign... Read More

Taijul leads Bangladesh's charge to complete series sweep against Ireland

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Bangladesh are four wickets away from a series sweep over Ireland on the fourth day of the Dhaka Test, with Taijul Islam dominating the attack and surpassing Shakib Al Hasan as the n... Read More

Government writes to EC ordering simultaneous election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The interim government has formally written to the Election Commission (EC) to hold the parliamentary polls and a referendum on the same day. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed the... Read More

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