Election violence in January kills 4, injures 509 across Bangladesh, says MSF

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- At least four people have been killed and 509 others injured in 64 incidents of election-related violence across Bangladesh in January, according to rights group Manabadhikar Shongsk... Read More

Munki, Trishna, Alpi hat-tricks as Bangladesh women thump Bhutan in SAFF U19 Championship

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Bangladesh began their SAFF U-19 Women's Championship campaign in commanding fashion, routing Bhutan 12-0 with three players bagging hat-tricks in Pokhara. Munki Akter led the scori... Read More

Bangladesh shuts St Martin's tourism for nine months to rescue its fragile coral ecosystem

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- As the last tourist vessel pulled away from the jetty on Jan 31, the coral island of St Martin's slipped into an unfamiliar quiet, its beaches emptied not by weather, but by a govern... Read More

Sarba Mitra Chakma backtracks, refuses to quit DUCSU post

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Sarba Mitra Chakma, a Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) executive member who has faced criticism over a series of controversies, has withdrawn his decision to resign. ... Read More

BNP chief Tarique pledges to export handloom goods worldwide if elected

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has pledged to take Bangladesh's handloom products to global markets, saying his party would launch export initiatives for the sector if it forms the gove... Read More

RAB recovers power gel, detonators from deserted primary school building in Sylhet

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 25 power gel sticks and 27 electric detonators from an abandoned school building in Sylhet's Kanaighat Upazila, materials the force des... Read More

Tangail prepares to welcome BNP chief Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP leaders and activists in Tangail are ready to welcome the party's chief Tarique Rahman, who is en route to the district to deliver his first-ever speech at an election rally. On... Read More

63 observers from OIC, 5 other groups to monitor Bangladesh polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Six international organisations, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), will send at least 63 observers to monitor Bangladesh's parliamentary election and referendu... Read More

Claim that voting for Jamaat will lead to heaven has no basis in Islam: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged voters not to support those who use religion in politics. Fakhrul, who is contesting the Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the... Read More

BNP chief Tarique Rahman takes the stage at Sirajganj election rally

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has taken the stage at an election rally in Sirajganj's BSCIC Industrial Park. He stepped onto the stage around 3pm on Saturday, where party leaders, activi... Read More

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