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Former minister MA Mannan receives bail

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Former planning minister and Sunamganj-3 MP MA Mannan has received bail. Judge Hemayet Uddin of the Sunamganj District and Sessions Court accepted the bail petition by the defence on... Read More


Govt 'will resolve' payment issues over Rooppur plant debt, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says that the interim government would resolve the issues tied to the payment of debt and interest on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant. Alexander V Mantyt... Read More


Three die, another 1,033 hospitalised with dengue fever in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Three people have died of dengue, while 1,033 more patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country in the past 24 hours. The Directorate Gene... Read More


Electoral Reform Commission to file report after feedback from stakeholders

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The Electoral Reform Commission, tasked with reforming the electoral system, will submit a report after consulting with all stakeholders. Badiul Alam Majumdar, the secretary of Shush... Read More


SC Bar Association president slates appointment of High Court judges without policy

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- President of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon has attacked the recent appointments of 23 additional judges to the High Court, arguing that the appoi... Read More


Mirpur 10 Metro Rail station ready to reopen soon

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, or DMTCL, say the Mirpur 10 Metro Rail station, which was damaged during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, is set to reopen shortly. O... Read More


Protest demands withdrawal of cases over attack on Ahmadiyya Muslims in Panchagarh

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- A human chain demonstration has called for the withdrawal of cases filed in Panchagarh Sadar in connection with the attacks on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community a year and a half ago. J... Read More


Persistent rain sees another 25 villages flooded in Mymensingh.

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Persistent rain has caused the flooding situation in Mymensingh's Haluaghat, Dhobaura, and Phulpur Upazilas to worsen. Another 25 villages have been inundated and some 200,000 people ... Read More


Durga Puja: Bangladesh declares public holiday on Thursday by executive order

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- The interim government has declared a public holiday on Thursday, Oct 10 by executive order. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notice to the effect on Thursday. Hindu d... Read More


Cannot confirm whether Hasina has travelled to the UAE, says foreign advisor

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain says that he cannot confirm reports that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has travelled from New Delhi to the United Arab Emirates. In response to a... Read More