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Protests at Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi over Dipu Das's lynching

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A major protest has erupted outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi in the wake of the brutal killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, in Mymensingh last week. The demo... Read More


ECNEC okays Tk 354.65 billion project to modernise Eastern Refinery

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk 354.65 billion project to modernise and expand Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), aiming to str... Read More


Bangladesh summons high commissioner again

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Bangladesh's interim government has once again summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma to express concern over the recent protests near the Bangladesh High Commission in New D... Read More


Japan to give duty free access for 7,379 Bangladeshi products once EPA is signed

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Japan is set to grant duty-free entry for 7,379 Bangladeshi products once the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is signed, according to the Japan Bangladesh Chamb... Read More


When politics & journalism become dangerous

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The country has plunged into another upheaval again- suspected by many as an ominous sign of conspiratorial machinations. The countrywide unified protests did not begin with attacks ... Read More


Govt releases electoral song produced for Dhaka division

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs has produced eight songs for the country's eight divisions. The song produced for the D... Read More


Krishak Dal leader killed in Sylhet road crash

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Iron Mia, 50, convener of the Bishwanath Upazila unit of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal, was killed in a road accident at Nazirbazar in Dakshin Surma, Sylhet. The accident occur... Read More


Fire at high-rise building in capital's Babubazar under control

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A fire that broke out early this morning at Haji Tower, a 14-storey commercial cum residential building in the Babubazar area of Armanitola in Old Dhaka, was brought under control. ... Read More


Inqilab Moncho presses for Hadi killing trial, backed by FBI, Scotland Yard

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Inqilab Moncho staged a protest rally on Monday demanding justice for the killing of its spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi and the trial of all those involved in the murder. The platfo... Read More


Two-day int'l conf'ce on Bhashani begins at DU today

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- An international conference titled 'Decolonization and Maulana Bhashani' is set to begin at Dhaka University (DU) today (December 23). The two-day conference is organised by the Cent... Read More