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BNP announces two-day programme to mark Independence Day

Dhaka, March 22 -- The BNP has announced a two-day programme to mark Independence and National Day. The programme includes flag hoisting at party offices across the country, tribute at the National M... Read More


Nurtured for generations, village forest Lungthausi Parabon sustains life and shields nature

Dhaka, March 22 -- It was 1957. A handful of Baum families left behind their old settlement and walked into the deep hills, beyond roads and beyond reach -- into a forest that would become both their ... Read More


India gave Bangladesh $6.5bn in credit support since 2014, says state minister

Dhaka, March 22 -- India has extended $6.5 billion in assistance to Bangladesh since 2014 through two major Lines of Credit (LoC), according to Kirti Vardhan Singh, the country's state minister for ex... Read More


3 killed, 4 injured in three-vehicle highway crash in Feni

Dhaka, March 22 -- Three people have been killed and four others seriously injured in a three-way collision involving a bus, an ambulance and a motorcycle in Feni Sadar Upazila. The crash took place ... Read More


US Congress move to recognise Pakistan's 1971 crackdown as genocide

Dhaka, March 22 -- A resolution has been introduced in the US Congress seeking formal recognition of the mass killings carried out by Pakistani forces during Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War as genoci... Read More


Eid prayers end in deadly BNP factional clash in Chuadanga, leaving two dead

Dhaka, March 21 -- A long-running feud has turned deadly in Chuadanga's Alamdanga Upazila as two factions of the BNP clashed after Eid prayers, leaving two people dead and at least five others injured... Read More


PM Tarique greets diplomats, dignitaries at Jamuna on Eid

Dhaka, March 21 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun exchanging Eid greetings with diplomats, academics and people from different walks of life at the State Guest House Jamuna. The programme be... Read More


Gazipur workers 'satisfied' by wages and bonuses, 81 factories open during Eid

Dhaka, March 21 -- After a decade and a half of regular unrest around Eid time, the garment workers of Gazipur are celebrating this year's festival under different circumstances. According to the Ind... Read More


Calls for Iran's victory at Agargaon Eid prayer congregation

Dhaka, March 21 -- Devotees have prayed for Iran's victory in its war against the US and Israel during the Eid prayer congregation at the old trade fair grounds in Dhaka's Agargaon. The congregation ... Read More


Israel attacks Tehran, Beirut as US sends Marines to Middle East

Dhaka, March 21 -- The Israeli military struck Iran and Beirut on Saturday as the US was sending thousands more Marines to the Middle East and President Donald Trump accused NATO allies of cowardice o... Read More