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Six hand bombs recovered in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Members of a joint security force have recovered six hand bombs abandoned in Bagerhat. Md Masum Khan, chief of Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station, said the bombs were recovered in ... Read More


394 international observers, 197 foreign journalists to monitor polls

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the 13th general election and the referendum on the July National Char... Read More


Police to wear hidden cameras during polls: EC

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Police personnel deployed at polling centres for the 13th National Parliamentary Elections and referendum tomorrow will wear hidden cameras as part of enhanced security measures, the... Read More


Turkish observers meet Tarique ahead of polls

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A delegation of Turkish election observers met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman at his Gulshan office on Wednesday night ahead of tomorrow's national election. The delegation, visiting B... Read More


DU races to promote 207 assistant registrars before VC's departure

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


From uprising to exclusion

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- In Bangladesh's much-anticipated February 12 national elections, one contradiction stands out: the striking exclusion of women from the electoral contest in the democratic transition... Read More


Ctg Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad coordinator detained

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- CHATTOGRAM, Feb 10: Police detained Md Ibrahim Khokon, the coordinator of the Chittagong Bandar Rokkha Sangram Parishad, on Tuesday, a day after protesters suspended an indefinite st... Read More


Nazrul Study Centre established at RU

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Rajshahi University (RU) has established a "Nazrul Study Centre" for the first time, with the aim of promoting the literature, music, and philosophy of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Isla... Read More


Biman's ex-MD on 5-day remand

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Biman Bangladesh Airlines' former managing director and chief executive officer Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman on a five-day remand in connection with a case f... Read More


CAAB bans drone flying until Feb 15

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has imposed a nationwide ban on drone operations until Febru- ary 15, effective immediately. The directive was issued on Tuesday th... Read More