Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Banners and festoons have brought an election look to Dhaka-11, but at roadside tea stalls the conversation is strikingly subdued. Voters talk less about manifestos than about fear: ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The returning officer has directed the Electoral Inquiry and Judicial Committee to investigate an incident in which eggs were thrown and disorder broke out involving National Citizen... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Chittagong Port workers and employees have launched a work stoppage to protest the decision to appoint foreign companies to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). The ope... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A survey by the private firm Innovision Consulting indicates that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is favoured over other parties to form the next government. The third round ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Police say a neighbour beat a mother and her daughter to death in Munshiganj's Sirajdikhan following an argument triggered by "loud music". The suspect, Ali Hossain, 28, was arreste... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The interim government has taken a key step towards allowing compensation and rehabilitation for victims of torture and enforced disappearance by withdrawing a long-standing declarat... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has warned of disciplinary action against employees involved in protests against the government's decision to lease out the New Mooring Container ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A delegation of the China-Bangladesh Partnership Forum has met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. The delegation included senior Chinese academics, invest... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The death of Dipu Sana alias Dipanwita Biswas brought to an end a life and all dreams of a family two years ago. Dipu was an assistant director at the Bangladesh Bank. She had a thr... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Robert John Blackman CBE MP, a senior British parliamentarian and member of parliament for Harrow East, has expressed concern over recent political developments in Bangladesh, warnin... Read More