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Mirza Abbas smells fresh 'minus-two formula' to depoliticise Bangladesh

, Aug. 22 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has claimed that a new 'minus-two formula', backed by local and international quarters, is now active to depoliticise Bangladesh by sidelining BN... Read More


GD filed over missing journo Bibhuranjan Sarker

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- A general diary has been filed with Ramna police on Thursday night over the disappearance of senior journalist and columnist Bibhuranjan Sarker. His son, Wreet Sarker, filed the GD ... Read More


Bangladesh Embassy in Japan launches NID services for expatriates

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- The National Identity (NID) service has officially been launched at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, marking a significant step towards easing access to essential services for expatr... Read More


Govt cautions media over publishing deposed Hasina's remarks

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- The government has issued a stern warning that any future publication or dissemination of statements from deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will result in immediate legal a... Read More


Transformer explosion leaves 3 of a family badly burnt in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- Three members of a family suffered severe burn injuries after an electrical transformer exploded near their home in the capital's Gendaria area early Friday. The incident occurred a... Read More


Elections without real reforms undermine public trust: Jamaat leader Taher

Cumilla, Aug. 22 -- e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher on Friday said that without actual reforms public confidence in elections will be undermined. A hasty or poorly managed electio... Read More


Famine declared in Gaza city, with warnings of expansion across region

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a cease... Read More


173 hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- three more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 27,955 this year. The number of deaths remained at 110, as no... Read More


Three of a family killed in Cumilla road accident

Cumilla, Aug. 22 -- Four people, including three of a family, were spot dead after a lorry turned turtle and fell on a private car on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the Padua Bazar Bishwa Road area of Cu... Read More


Rice import from India resumes at Benapole land port after four months

Benapole, Aug. 22 -- month pause, Bangladesh has resumed rice imports from India through Benapole Land Port. On Thursday night, nine trucks carrying a total of 315 metric tonnes (MTs) of rice entered... Read More