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PM Hasina asks public representatives to stop extortion, hoarding

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked public representatives to be firm against extortion and hoarding in their respective areas. "Extortion and hoarding must be stopped everywhere... Read More


Gunfire heard near Teknaf border, 2 mortar shells recovered from Naikhongchhari

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Residents of the border region of Teknaf's Whykong Union say the sound of heavy gunfire and the explosions of mortar shells have been heard since Saturday morning. A bullet from acr... Read More


Unexploded rocket with launcher found along Bangladesh border with Myanmar

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- An unexploded rocket with a launcher has been found in a paddy field near Tumbru border in Bandarban's Naikhongchhari Upazila amid infiltration by Myanmar security forces during figh... Read More


Couple, two women detained in Rajshahi over alleged rape and blackmail of woman

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB has arrested a couple and two women over the alleged rape and blackmail of a woman in Rajshahi. The suspects are accused of taking the woman to the... Read More


Bullet from across the border pierces through house roof in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The border area in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya and Bandarban's Naikhongchhari were relatively peaceful on Saturday morning, but village residents in Teknaf's Whykong Union report sounds of ... Read More


Bodies are strewn near the Myanmar border, but only dogs can reach them

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- For two days, a body has been lying a short distance away from the abandoned construction work on a road that winds along the border and the Naf River in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya. Amid ... Read More


Hasina flags 'conspiracy' to derail Jan 7 election

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for vigilance and unity within the ranks of the ruling Awami League, indicating that there was a 'plot' to prevent the Jan 7 election from tak... Read More


Husband detained after woman found dead with her throat slit in Kamrangirchar

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Police have recovered the body of a woman who had her throat slit in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar. Law enforcers recovered the body of Rozina, 25, a housewife identified by a single name, ... Read More


Curtain rises on second phase of Bishwa Ijtema

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema began on the banks of the Turag River with the sermon of Ilyas Bin Saad, the son of India's Maulana Saad Kandhlawi. He delivered his sermon in Urdu ... Read More


Strong, prosperous Bangladesh is in India's interest: President Murmu

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Indian President Droupadi Murmu has said a 'strong, stable and prosperous' Bangladesh is in India's interest. She made the statement when Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud cal... Read More