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Army seizes eight foreign pistols, explosives at Airport Railway Station

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The Bangladesh Army has recovered a cache of firearms and explosives from a train compartment during a raid at Dhaka's Airport Railway Station. In a statement, the Inter-Services Pu... Read More


Man held after 'improvised explosive' blast outside EC offices

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Police have "chased down" and detained a man after an "improvised explosive", colloquially known as cocktail bomb, was detonated in front of the Election Commission (EC) headquarters... Read More


Another body recovered from burnt factory in Rupnagar

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Police have recovered the body of another person 12 days after a fire broke out at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in the Rupnagar area of Dhaka's Mirpur. Dhaka Metropolita... Read More


NCP vows protests against Election Commission if 'Shapla' polls logo denied

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser of National Citizen Party (North), has warned that the party will take to the streets against the Election Commission if it does not receive the Shap... Read More


Two school children among 3 dead as truck rams three-wheeler in Pabna

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Three people, including two schoolchildren, have been killed and two others injured after a truck rammed a three-wheeler in Pabna. The accident occurred around 7:30am on Sunday in t... Read More


Govt plans driving school to boost Bangladeshi employment in Japan

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Japanese entrepreneur and politician Miki Watanabe has announced plans to establish a modern driving school, aiming to increase employment opportunities for Bangladeshis in the count... Read More


Commonwealth delegation evaluates Bangladesh voting environment, security plans

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A Commonwealth delegation has visited Bangladesh to assess the electoral environment and security ahead of the national elections, focusing particularly on the safety of polling cent... Read More


Amar Ekushey Book Fair will be held 'as scheduled', says press secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief advisor, has said the Amar Ekushey Book Fair will be held "as scheduled", dismissing rumours about its cancellation. He made the rema... Read More


BNP's Khosru stresses unity among political parties

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said no divisions exist among political parties in the country. He said this during a discussion at the Institution of Engineers, ... Read More


Metro rail resumes on Motijheel-Shahbagh section after 7 hours

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Metro rail operations have resumed from Motijheel to Shahbagh nearly seven hours after a fatal accident involving a fallen bearing pad. Train services on MRT Line-6 between Agargaon... Read More