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3 Jamaat, 1 BNP candidates move High Court seeking to cancel election results

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Four parliamentary candidates, representing Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP, have moved the High Court seeking to annul the results of the Feb 12 general election in their respective con... Read More


Bangladesh sees FY25 GDP growth hit 5-year low at 3.49%

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Bangladesh's economic growth hit a five-year low of 3.49 percent in the 2024-25 fiscal year, as political upheaval and civil unrest stifled national productivity. The final figure, ... Read More


Police arrest key suspect over stabbing eighth-grader to death in Rayerbazar

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Police have arrested the key suspect over the brutal stabbing of an eighth-grade schoolgirl outside her home in Rayerbazar. The suspect, identified only as Siam, was arrested on Thu... Read More


Debt servicing outpaces foreign aid inflow in first seven months

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Bangladesh's foreign debt servicing has outpaced the inflow of overseas aid in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, reflecting a growing strain on the country's economy... Read More


Mostaqur Rahman takes charge at Bangladesh Bank governor, staff greet with flowers

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Mostaqur Rahman has arrived at Bangladesh Bank, stepping into the country's central banking corridors as its first-ever governor from the business world. The historic appointment, b... Read More


BNP nominates Rezaul Karim Badsha for Bogura-6 by-election

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has nominated Bogura district BNP President Rezaul Karim Badsha for the Bogura-6 constituency. Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir formall... Read More


Sherpur-3 constituency to vote in April, nominations open

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The Election Commission (EC) has fixed Apr 9 for polling in the Sherpur-3 constituency in the parliamentary election, issuing a public notice outlining the full schedule. Sherpur Di... Read More


Bagerhat's Akram, sentenced to prison until death in 2015, acquitted as Supreme Court overturns verdict

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has acquitted Khan Akram Hossain of Bagerhat, overturning his imprisonment until death in a 1971 war crimes case. The five-member bench, led b... Read More


HC grants former NCC mayor Ivy bail in five cases

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- The High Court has granted six months' interim bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five cases, including ones filed over murder allegations. ... Read More


In Mymensingh, five women escape shadow of exploitation and begin anew through Shopno Bunon

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- On RK Mission Road in Mymensingh city, the soft sun of Falgun spills across a small room alive with the steady rhythm of work. Inside, several teenage girls and young women sit clos... Read More