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RAB arrests 3 armed ARSA members at Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested three armed members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army from a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya. The RAB raided the extension ... Read More


Awami League nominates 48 MPs for women's seats

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Awami League has picked its 48 candidates for seats reserved for women in the 12th parliament. The ruling party's parliamentary nomination board finalised the nominations in a f... Read More


Hasina questions BNP's ability to effectively challenge her government

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed scepticism about the capability of the BNP and its allies to orchestrate a successful antigovernment movement. Their efforts to topple the... Read More


Hasina to join Munich Security Conference, meet Ukraine's Zelensky

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Bangladesh for Germany on Thursday to attend the Munich Security Conference, during which she will also meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelen... Read More


Love Scenes: Love as metamorphosis in 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Love Scenes is a column recommending movies with intriguing takes on love and romance for the week of Valentine's Day. There is something a little magical about the connection betwe... Read More


Bangladesh's northern districts to go without gas for three days

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited, or PGCL, will suspend gas supply to four districts in northern Bangladesh for a total of 60 hours. The supply will be closed from 8 pm on Thu... Read More


How's Tentultala ground in Kalabagan 2 years after halt on plans to build police station?

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Amidst protests by citizens around two years ago, the government agreed to turn Tentultala field in Dhaka's Kalabagan into a playground, ditching plans to build a police station ther... Read More


Shakib ruled out of Sri Lanka series, Mahmudullah returns and Aliss gets surprise call-up

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not be available for most of the time during Bangladesh's upcoming two limited-over home series against Sri Lanka next month because of his eye probl... Read More


Bangladesh seizes cooking oil, medicines hoarded for 'smuggling into war-torn Myanmar'

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has seized cooking oil, medicines and food items that were allegedly being smuggled into conflict-ridden Myanmar through the Teknaf border in Cox's ... Read More


Scarred by prejudice and stigma, love is an elusive dream for Bangladesh's Hijra community

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- From birth, a child begins to navigate a web of emotions, sensing feelings of distress and yearning even before they truly grasp the concept of their own physical existence. As they... Read More