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Fisherman killed in Meghna launch collision while travelling to Dhaka for wife's treatment

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Md Hanif Majhi, a 42-year-old fisherman from Charfesson Upazila in Bhola, has died in a collision between two passenger launches on the Meghna River in Chandpur while travelling to D... Read More


Postal voting: How registration and voting will work in prisons

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The Election Commission (EC) has issued guidelines on how people held in prisons or in legal custody will be able to vote in the upcoming 13th national election and referendum throug... Read More


Record-breaking century powers Shanto as Rajshahi Warriors cruise past Sylhet Titans

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Rajshahi Warriors kicked off their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign in style, with Nazmul Hossain Shanto's brilliant unbeaten century and Mushfiqur Rahim's 51 not out guiding... Read More


Centuries-old shrine in Mymensingh vandalised, desecrated

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- A centuries-old shrine in Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh has been vandalised, with attackers also throwing human waste inside the premises, police say. The incident took place on Th... Read More


NCTB says online versions of textbooks for primary, secondary levels available from Sunday

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has announced that it will publish online versions of textbooks for primary and secondary levels from Sunday. Students will be able... Read More


Adventure-9 launch route permit cancelled after fatal Meghna collision

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Authorities have cancelled the route permit of the MV Adventure-9 launch following a collision between two passenger vessels on the Meghna River in Chandpur that left four people dea... Read More


Tears pool in Tarique's eyes as he prays at father's grave

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has paid a floral tribute at the grave of his father and party founder Ziaur Rahman after returning to Bangladesh following more than 17 years in e... Read More


India: 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities no way 'media exaggeration' or 'political violence'

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- India has expressed grave concern over what it called "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh. India's foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the rema... Read More


'Sibyoun, Sanjay give sensational information' in Hadi murder investigation

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Investigators in the Sharif Osman bin Hadi murder case have told a Dhaka court "sensational" information has been gleaned during interrogation from two suspects arrested in a border ... Read More


PROGGA, ATMA welcome approval of tobacco control ordinance, urge quick gazette

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have welcomed the government's approval of the Smoking and Tobacco Produ... Read More