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Hasina picked as leader of the House

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina has been elected as the leader of the House for a record-extending fourth consecutive term -- her fifth in total. The newly elected MPs of the Awami... Read More


HC rejects BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul's bail petition

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The High Court has ruled against BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in his appeal for bail in a case concering the vandalism of the chief justice's residence in Dhaka. The panel... Read More


Awami League supporter hacked to death in Jhenaidah

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- An Awami League supporter has been hacked to death near his house at Hamdo Ghoshpara in Jhenaidah town. The assailants ambushed Barun Kumar Ghosh, 35, dragged him to the place outsi... Read More


Bangladesh polls were not credible, open or fair, says UK

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Though a section of election observers have stated they are satisfied by the 12th national parliamentary election, the UK says the Jan 7 polls failed to meet the standards required of... Read More


'Anaesthesia gone wrong': Father sues United Medical College Hospital for child's death after circumcision

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The father of a child who died after being given general anaesthetic for a circumcision procedure has filed a lawsuit at a Dhaka Court against two doctors of United Medical College Ho... Read More


Bangladesh records 45 new dengue cases, 1 death in a day

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 45 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 485 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in 2023.... Read More


Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan dies battling cancer at 55

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Celebrated Indian music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan has died at the age of 55 while undergoing treatment for prostate cancer at a hospital in Kolkata. He was on a ventilator and receiv... Read More


Jatiya Party reverses its decision: MPs-elect to take oath on Wednesday

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Jatiya Party will join the swearing-in ceremony for the MPs-elect on Wednesday in a change of heart from an earlier decision to skip taking oath with others. "The newly elected M... Read More


MP-elect Latif Siddique lifts blockade of highway, police station after release of supporters

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Former Awami League leader and Tangail-4 MP-elect Abdul Latif Siddique has lifted a blockade of Kalihati Police Station and the Tangail-Mymensingh for the release of his supporters af... Read More


HC suspends results of Dhaka-4 race, orders probe into irregularities

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The High Court has suspended the results of the Dhaka-4 parliamentary race. The bench of Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman and Justice Md Bashir Ullah made the decision based on a p... Read More