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Bangladesh bat first in must-win second ODI against Sri Lanka

Dhaka, July 5 -- Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first as they look to stay alive in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. However, the visitors left out Litton Das and Taskin Ahmed to brin... Read More


Bangladesh sends 3 militancy suspects to jail after deportation from Malaysia

Dhaka, July 5 -- Three Bangladeshi nationals deported from Malaysia over their suspected involvement in militancy have been arrested and sent to jail in Bangladesh. They were taken into custody by me... Read More


Landslide risk in Chattogram as active monsoon triggers heavy rainfall warnings

Dhaka, July 5 -- Bangladesh's Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Chattogram, Khulna and Barishal divisions as active south-west monsoon winds continue to intensify. ... Read More


A year on, Bangladesh is divided over gains from July Uprising

Dhaka, July 5 -- As the country observes the first anniversary of the July Uprising, the sweeping mass protest that brought down the previous government, views among ordinary citizens remain deeply di... Read More


Army arrests two suspects in Cumilla family lynching

Dhaka, July 5 -- The Bangladesh Army has detained two accused in a case filed over the killing of a mother and her two children in Koroibari of Muradnagar Upazila in Cumilla. Rikta Begum, daughter of... Read More


27 BNP men among 100 accused in case over Lalmonirhat police station blockade

Dhaka, July 5 -- Police have accused local BNP adherents of blocking the Hathibandha Police Station in Lalmonirhat in an attempt to prevent law enforcement from responding to an attack on Patgram stat... Read More


Taiyeb says BNP reacting over outdated telecom policy draft

Dhaka, July 5 -- The BNP has raised concerns over a previous draft of the telecom policy, not the latest version, according to Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief advisor's special assistant on ICT affairs. ... Read More


Plaintiff says prime suspect dropped from Christian Colony arson case

Dhaka, July 5 -- The prime suspect accused in an attack, arson, and looting incident in a Christian neighbourhood in Barishal's Wazirpur, has allegedly been left out of the police case. Adhora Baroi,... Read More


Former chief election commissioner Shamsul Huda dies at 83

Dhaka, July 5 -- ATM Shamsul Huda, a civil servant and former chief election commissioner (CEC), has died at the age of 83. He passed away at his residence in Dhaka's Gulshan around 9am on Saturday, ... Read More


CU students protest Sanskrit teacher attending promotion meeting

Dhaka, July 4 -- A group of students at Chittagong University have locked the administrative building in protest, opposing the presence of a particular teacher on the faculty promotion board. In resp... Read More