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Farmers' potatoes perish at home cold storages hold only 25% of total yield

Dhaka, May 8 -- Despite good potato production in Rangpur, farmers have been suffering losses for several years due to low prices. At the same time, because of insufficient cold storage capacity, pota... Read More


UPDF Ganatantrik member shot dead in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, May 7 -- A member of the UPDF Ganatantrik faction has been shot dead in Khagrachhari's Panchhari. The incident took place in the Islampur area of Panchhari around 6am on Thursday, said Panchha... Read More


Teachers, classmates join funeral prayers for slain Bangladeshi student Bristy in US

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral prayer for Bangladeshi student Nahida Sultana Bristy has been held in the United States, with teachers, classmates and members of the local Bangladeshi co... Read More


India seeks Dhaka's 'swift' cooperation on repatriation amid pushback tensions

Dhaka, May 7 -- India has called on Bangladesh to expedite pending nationality verification cases to facilitate the repatriation of what it describes as "illegal Bangladeshi immigrants", amid growing ... Read More


I will not resign, let them sack me, says Mamata Banerjee

Dhaka, May 7 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to tender her resignation after her Trinamool Congress party lost to the BJP in the state assembly elections. She said, "Let the... Read More


NCP's Nahid warns of 'rise in communal propaganda' after West Bengal polls

Dhaka, May 7 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has expressed concern that communalism and propaganda "could increase" in Bangladesh following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vict... Read More


BNP cannot shift blame on interim government for measles crisis: Nahid

Dhaka, May 7 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has called for accountability over the recent measles outbreak in Bangladesh that has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 100 ch... Read More


West Bengal Assembly dissolved after Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign: NDTV

Dhaka, May 7 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign after her party's electoral defeat has culminated in the dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly by Governor RN Rav... Read More


CID arrests three over allegedly collecting, selling citizens' sensitive information

Dhaka, May 7 -- Police have arrested three people, including a university student and web developer, over allegations of collecting and selling citizens' national ID and mobile financial services acco... Read More


Bangladesh extradites murder suspect from UAE

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has brought back a murder suspect from Dubai with the help of Interpol and arrested him. Arif Sarkar, 40, was extradited on Wednesday, three y... Read More