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Anti-discrimination Movement, National Citizens' Committee to announce new party on Friday

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The announcement of a new political party, initiated by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement that led the movement to topple the government and the National Citizens' Committee w... Read More


General election likely between December 2025 and March 2026: press secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Bangladesh is likely to hold parliamentary elections between December 2025 and March 2026, Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said. Until now, Chief Advisor Muhammad ... Read More


Charges pressed in shooting, robbery of jeweller in Dhaka's Banasree

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A lawsuit has been filed in Dhaka's Banasree over the shooting of a jewellery businessman and the robbery of his money and gold, naming "six to seven unknown people" as defendants. ... Read More


We stand in solidarity with movement to resign home advisor, says Hasnat

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Calls for the resignation of Home Affairs Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury have gained momentum amid concerns over Bangladesh's law and order situation, with demonstrations taking ... Read More


Gloomy Germans vote in election which conservatives are set to win

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Germans vote in a national election on Sunday which is expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ever... Read More


Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- The Trump administration sent emails on Saturday evening to US federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week by Monday night o... Read More


Six workers sacked for 'unethical activities' in NID correction process

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Six employees of the second phase of the Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services, or IDEA, project have been dismissed after evidence of their involvement in "unethica... Read More


Two detained suspects 'confess' to robbery, sexual assault on moving bus

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Two of the three individuals arrested in the case over the robbery and "sexual assault" of female passengers on a Rajshahi-bound Unique Road Royals bus from Dhaka have given "confess... Read More


A river under siege: As political tides shift, sand extraction spirals out of control along Jadukata

Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Despite a change in government and ongoing reform efforts, illegal sand and stone extraction continues unchecked along the banks of the transboundary Jadukata River in Sylhet's Sunam... Read More


Local Government Reform Commission releases preliminary report

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The interim government has released a report containing the preliminary recommendations of the Local Government Reform Commission, which was formed in the second phase of investigati... Read More