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Trump says Maduro's 'days are numbered' but plays down threat of war with Venezuela

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Donald Trump has said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's "days are numbered", but downplayed the odds of the United States going to war with Venezuela. According to a report by Th... Read More


Tarique to make electoral debut from Bogura-6, constituency once held by Khaleda

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Though deeply involved in party strategy and election planning for almost 20 years, Tarique Rahman has never campaigned as a candidate himself. That changes in the next general electi... Read More


Tarique to make electoral debut from Bogura-6, his mother Khaleda's constituency

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Though deeply involved in party strategy and election planning for almost 20 years, Tarique Rahman has never campaigned as a candidate himself. That changes in the next general electi... Read More


Bangladesh records 5 dengue deaths, 1,147 hospital admissions in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Bangladesh has reported 1,147 new hospitalisations due to dengue in the past 24 hours with five fatalities. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) count on Mo... Read More


Khaleda to contest in election from her birthplace Dinajpur, alongside Feni, Bogura seats

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will contest from three parliamentary constituencies in the next national election -- marking the first time she will run from her birthplace, Dinajpur. O... Read More


Who has BNP nominated for 13 Dhaka constituencies?

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced its candidates for 13 of Dhaka's 20 constituencies ahead of the parliamentary elections. The announcement came on Monday afternoo... Read More


Government approves conditional MPO inclusion for 1,089 independent Ebtedayee madrasas

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The government has taken an in-principle decision to include 1,089 independent, grant-receiving Ebtedayee madrasas in the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme, subject to conditions. SM Ma... Read More


ACC prosecutes Salman F Rahman, brother, sons over 'embezzling' Tk 19.5bn

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed five cases against businessman Salman F Rahman, his brother Sohel F Rahman, and 34 others, including their sons, over alleged extortion and mo... Read More


Police block special school teachers' Jamuna march over MPO inclusion

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Police have blocked a group of teachers as they attempted to march towards the State Guest House Jamuna over demands to include schools for children with disabilities as MPO-enlisted ... Read More


Khaleda to contest in three constituencies, Tarique to run for one as BNP names candidates for 237 seats

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced its candidates for 232 constituencies in the first phase of the parliamentary elections. The list was read out at a media briefin... Read More