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Gas supply to Narayanganj, Munshiganj to be suspended for five hours

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Gas supply will be suspended for five hours in Narayanganj city, Munshiganj city, and several surrounding areas for urgent maintenance under the road widening and second-floor road c... Read More


Afghan Deputy Minister Ahmadullah Zahid visits Dhaka to boost trade ties

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Afghanistan's Deputy Minister for Industry and Commerce Maulvi Ahmadullah Zahid is visiting Dhaka, marking the first minister-level visit by a member of the Taliban-led government to... Read More


India plans to relocate families of diplomats from Bangladesh citing 'safety risks': report

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- India has reportedly decided to make Bangladesh a "non-family" posting for its diplomats, advising the families of officials stationed in the country to return home citing security c... Read More


Students dig in over SUCSU election as SUST plans chamber court move

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) students have remained firm in their demand for the long-awaited central students' union (SUCSU) elections, following a High Cou... Read More


A couple is contesting in 2 separate seats in Ctg. Their family is footing the bill

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A couple are contesting two seats in Chattogram in the upcoming 13th general election, with a large portion of their campaign expenses borne by their relatives. The two candidates f... Read More


Candidates who will no longer run in Dhaka's 20 constituencies

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Ahead of the election, 27 candidates have pulled their nominations from Dhaka's 20 constituencies, reducing the number of final contenders in the district to 135. Earlier, a total o... Read More


Independent candidate Sarwar pulls out of Dhaka-17 race to support Tarique

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Lawyer M Sarwar Hossain has withdrawn his candidacy from Dhaka-17 in support of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. Speaking at the Supreme Court premises on Tuesday, Sarwar said he made t... Read More


LPG-carrying foreign ship narrowly avoids accident at Karnaphuli channel

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A foreign Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) ship named Gas Harmony has avoided a major accident after losing control in the Karnaphuli channel near Chittagong Port,. The incident occurr... Read More


Tribunal defers verdict in Chankharpul 'crimes against humanity' case to Jan 26

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has deferred the verdict in a crimes against humanity case filed over the six murders in Dhaka's Chankharpul during the July Uprising to Jan 26. Th... Read More


Jashore shopkeeper killed with machete as angry crowd beats 'assailant' to death

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A shop owner has been hacked to death in Chougachha Upazila, Jashore, over a "land dispute", while the alleged attacker has been killed in a subsequent "mob" beating. The incident o... Read More