90 named in a case of vandalism, blockade over Faridpur constituency demarcation

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Police have filed a case naming 90 people for disrupting law and order during the ongoing protest movement against the redrawing of a parliamentary seat in Faridpur's Bhanga. ... Read More

Padma Bridge launches e-toll collection process on trial basis

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A modern, non-stop electronic toll collection (ETC) system has launched on Padma Bridge on a trial basis. An ETC allows a customer to pay the toll automatically without stoppi... Read More

Protest outside Titumir College snarls traffic in Dhaka's Mohakhali

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Students of Government Titumir College have blocked the road in Dhaka's Mohakhali as part of their protest against the plan to create a separate university for seven colleges a... Read More

Seat redrawing: Protesters torch Bhanga Upazila council building, vandalise police vehicles

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Demonstrations over the redrawing of parliamentary constituencies in Faridpur's Bhanga have turned violent as protesters vandalised the local police station and set fire to the... Read More

Four sent to jail in anti-middlemen drive near passport office

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A mobile court has sentenced four people arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to different jail terms following a special anti-middlemen drive in the area adjacent to t... Read More

Sylhet braces for short-term floods as Surma, Kushiyara swell

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Water levels in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have risen over the last 24 hours and could breach the danger mark in the next three days. As a result, low-lying areas of Sylhe... Read More

'Suspicious movements': US citizen of Bangladeshi origin remanded for 2 days

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A Dhaka court has placed a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin on a two-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act after he was detained while allegedly moving "suspi... Read More

Woman, mother-in-law killed as bus hits autorickshaws in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Police say a woman and her mother-in-law have been killed after a bus ploughed into two CNG-run autorickshaws in Chattogram's Dohazari. At least eight others were seriously in... Read More

Across the ages, youth have forged Bangladesh's history, says CA Yunus

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called upon the youth to contribute to the development of the country with their talent, energy, and creativity. "I call every youth to contri... Read More

Police use batons, water cannons to disperse protesting teachers' march to Jamuna

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Police have used batons, water cannons and sound grenades to disperse non-government primary school teachers as they marched towards Jamuna, the official residence of the chief... Read More

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