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Man dies 'while making' crude bomb in Shariatpur

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A man has been killed in a crude bomb explosion in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur. Police believe the man died while making a crude bomb when it exploded early Thursday in the Mulai Be... Read More


DU syndicate proposes rechristening facilities named after Sheikh family

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Dhaka University's top policy-making body, the syndicate, has recommended the senate to rename five campus facilities named after Sheikh Hasina's family, including two residential hal... Read More


Mobile internet subscriptions fall to two-year low

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Mobile internet subscriptions in Bangladesh declined to their lowest level in more than two years in November 2025, highlighting a growing disconnect between headline mobile connectiv... Read More


Labour leaders propose 15-point manifesto for workers ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Labour leaders have proposed a 15-point workers' manifesto to political parties, urging them to prioritise workers' rights in their respective election manifestos for the upcoming nat... Read More


Shibir sweeps top three JnUCSU posts

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Candidates backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir have captured all three top posts in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU), cementing the group's dominance in campus po... Read More


Regulatory mkt intervention ramped up for balancing exchange rate

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A higher inflow of remittances prompts the central bank to scale up intervention in the foreign-exchange market to forestall any imbalance in dollar-taka exchange rates and avoid its ... Read More


Accountability deferred, democracy denied

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A democracy will not often fail with the loud cracking of Glass. In fact, failure will often occur in the silent hours of fear rebranded as order, of oppression justified as stability... Read More


Ordinance amended to add retired chief justice in Supreme Court Secretariat Commission

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The interim government has amended an ordinance to include a retired chief justice as a member of the Supreme Court Secretariat Commission. The announcement was made on Thursday at t... Read More


Uruguay could be a gateway for RMG exports to Mercosur: BGMEA

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has identified Uruguay as a potential "gateway" for expanding Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) exports into... Read More


Auction for 700 MHz spectrum turns into single-player contest as Robi pulls out

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The planned auction for the 700-megahertz (MHz) spectrum has been reduced to a single-player contest following Robi Axiata's formal withdrawal, leaving Grameenphone as the only remain... Read More