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Women's reserve seats EC upholds decision rejecting nomination of NCP's Monira Sharmin

Dhaka, April 27 -- The Election Commission has upheld the decision of the returning officer to cancel the candidacy of NCP's Monira Sharmin for a reserved women's seat in parliament as three years hav... Read More


MP Amir Hamza gets anticipatory bail in defamation case

Dhaka, April 27 -- Kushtia-3 (Sadar) MP and Islamic speaker Mufti Amir Hamza has been granted anticipatory bail by the High Court after an arrest warrant was issued against him in a defamation case. ... Read More


India's West Bengal seals land borders to ensure smooth conduct of elections

Dhaka, April 27 -- The government of India's West Bengal has issued an order restricting movement of both people and vehicles for exit to Bangladesh and entry to Indian territory to ensure the smooth ... Read More


Students protest against judge over alleged teacher humiliation in Dhaka school incident

Dhaka, April 27 -- Students of Willes Little Flower School and College in Dhaka have staged protests and submitted a memorandum to the chief justice alleging that a teacher was "humiliated" after bein... Read More


Man shot in Chattogram's Raozan a day after another youth was gunned down

Dhaka, April 27 -- A man has been shot in Chattogram's Raozan, just a day after another youth was killed in a separate shooting incident in the same Upazila. The incident occurred on Sunday night in ... Read More


Bangladesh hospitals struggle to comply with order not to turn away measles patients

Dhaka, April 27 -- Although the Directorate General of Health Services has ordered that no hospital in Bangladesh turn away measles patients or those showing symptoms, the reality on the ground appear... Read More


Unlicensed lime kilns turn heritage trade into health hazard in northeast Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 27 -- Key takeaways * Chhatak's historic lime trade has become an environmental concern, with many traditional paju kilns now operating beside homes, roads, playgrounds and paddy fields.... Read More


Bangladesh forecasts Nor'wester storms in 7 divisions

Dhaka, April 27 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast Nor'wester storms in seven divisions of the country, except for the Barishal Division. Alongside this, rain has also bee... Read More


Probe committees formed after students fall ill from school meals in Chapainawabganj, Madaripur

Dhaka, April 27 -- The government has formed investigation committees after several students reportedly fell ill after consuming food under the school feeding programme in Chapainawabganj and Madaripu... Read More


Acclaimed photographer Raghu Rai, who documented Bangladesh's Liberation War, dies at 83

Dhaka, April 26 -- Raghu Rai, the celebrated Indian photographer who became part of Bangladesh's history through his images of the Liberation War, has died at the age of 83. He passed away at a priva... Read More