Two killed as passenger vehicle collides with truck in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Two men have been killed after a three-wheeled passenger vehicle, locally known as a Mahindra, collided head-on with a freight truck in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. The crash occurred ar... Read More

India orders 'Vande Mataram' played before 'Jana Gana Mana' at state functions, schools

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- India has introduced a new rule requiring the national song "Vande Mataram" to be played before the national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" at all government programmes and in schools, NDTV... Read More

Dhaka University scrambles to promote 207 assistant registrars ahead of VC's exit

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Dhaka University administration has moved to promote more than 200 assistant registrars to the rank of deputy registrar in an "unprecedented" step. Both the vice-chancellor and ... Read More

Ballot papers dispatched to polling stations ahead of Bangladesh vote

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Ballot papers and other election materials are being sent out to polling centres ahead of the 13th parliamentary election and referendum. The presiding officers in charge of the pol... Read More

Nilphamari flags 264 'risky' polling centres, administration 'ready' for election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Law-enforcing agencies have classified 264 out of 562 polling stations in the four constituencies of Nilphamari as "risky". Among these, 71 are tagged as "highly important", while 1... Read More

26,334 law enforcers to secure 11 Cumilla constituencies during general election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A total of 26,334 members from law-enforcing agencies will be on duty in Cumilla to maintain security during the general election across its 11 parliamentary constituencies. The for... Read More

Kurt Cobain may have been murdered, new forensic probe suggests

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A new private forensic review has challenged the official ruling that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died by suicide, according to a report by the Daily Mail. Cobain was found dead at... Read More

'I'll seek justice till my last breath': 14 years after Sagar-Runi murder, family's wait for closure drags on

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- When power changed hands after the July 2024 Uprising, Saleha Monir allowed herself to hope once more. Perhaps, she thought, under an interim government, the mystery surrounding the ... Read More

Capitol Hill briefing calls Bangladesh election 'flawed', urges action on minority violence

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A congressional briefing in Washington has cast doubt on the credibility of Bangladesh's parliamentary election, with some speakers arguing that a vote held without the Awami League ... Read More

CEC Nasir Uddin calls on all citizens to vote, respect outcome of election

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- On the eve of the parliamentary election, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has addressed the nation, calling on citizens to go to polling centres fearlessly and exercise t... Read More

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