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Mirza Fakhrul warns of 'campaign' against BNP over reform, election demands

Dhaka, April 2 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a targeted campaign is being run against the party over its demands for political reforms and elections. Speaking ... Read More


Advisor Faruk E Azam orders officials to identify 'faults' at Jangalia crash site

Dhaka, April 2 -- Faruk E Azam, the interim government's Liberation War affairs and disaster management advisor, has instructed authorities to examine the site of a road crash that killed 10 people at... Read More


Over 50 injured as row over smoking sparks violent clashes in Chandpur

Dhaka, April 2 -- More than 50 people have been injured after a squabble over smoking boiled over into clashes in Chandpur's Hajiganj. The clash between residents of East and West Randhunimur neighbo... Read More


CAO calls New York Times article on extremism in Bangladesh 'misleading'

Dhaka, April 2 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has strongly criticised an article published by The New York Times (NYT), calling it "misleading" and an "oversimplification" of Bangladesh's politic... Read More


Boy, 13, accused of raping 5-year old girl in northwestern Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 2 -- A teenager has been accused of raping a 5-year-old child in Chapainawabganj. Rezaul Karim, the district superintendent of police, said that the child's mother has filed a case at th... Read More


Teen accused of 'raping' 5-year-old child in Chapainawabganj

Dhaka, April 2 -- A teenager has been accused of raping a 5-year-old child in Chapainawabganj. Rezaul Karim, the district superintendent of police, said that the child's mother has filed a case at th... Read More


Hazardous highway: What's behind the frequent accidents in Lohagara?

Dhaka, April 2 -- In just 48 hours, three separate accidents on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Lohagara Upazila have resulted in the deaths of 15 people and left at least 30 others injured. Lo... Read More


Bangladesh hopes for talks between CA Yunus, Indian PM Modi at BIMSTEC summit

Dhaka, April 2 -- Dhaka sees a "strong possibility" of a bilateral meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangko... Read More


Two die while 'taking selfies' on roof of moving train in Brahmanbaria

Dhaka, April 2 -- Two men have died after falling from the roof of a moving train in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura. The incident occurred on Wednesday near the Mogra Railway Bridge when the Sylhet-bound Pah... Read More


Army deployed as floodwaters breach embankment in Satkhira

Dhaka, April 2 -- The army has been deployed in Satkhira's Assasuni Upazila to assist in relief efforts after the collapse of a section of an embankment sent floodwaters surging into villages. The In... Read More