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Body of elderly woman found near shrine in Sylhet

Sylhet, Jan. 9 -- Police recovered the body of an unidentified elderly woman near the road adjacent to Shahjalal (R) shrine and graveyard in Sylhet on Friday morning. The deceased, estimated to be ar... Read More


Priyanka Chopra joins Golden Globes 2026 star lineup

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be one of the presenters at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, scheduled for Sunday, January 11, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The organi... Read More


Bangladesh seeks US tariff cut as USTR agrees to consider proposal

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has proposed the US Trade Representative (USTR) to reduce the reciprocal tariff from current 20 percent. US Trade Representative Ambassad... Read More


Tarique meets German, Australian envoys

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday held separate meetings with Germany's Ambassador Rudiger Lotz and Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Riley. The meetings wa... Read More


Five held with illegal arms in Sylhet raid

Sylhet, Jan. 9 -- Members of the joint forces detained five people and recovered a large cache of illegal arms, bullets and crime tools during a raid in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet early Friday. Th... Read More


One killed in Habiganj village clash

Habiganj, Jan. 9 -- One person was killed and at least 25 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj on Friday morning. The deceased was identified a... Read More


British High Commissioner's Sundarbans visit shines light on conservation and future leaders

Sundarbans, Jan. 9 -- 30 of last year, WildTeam had the honour of hosting Her Excellency the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Ms Sarah Cooke, along with her spouse Mr Calum McCallum and her si... Read More


Tarique Rahman takes a quiet walk to BNP's Gulshan office

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday walked to the party's chairperson's Gulshan office, drawing attention for the unusual mode of travel. He reached the office at around 4:0... Read More


Slow dam construction leaves Sunamganj's Haor farmers on edge

Sunamganj, Jan. 9 -- Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting c... Read More


GIFCT keen to work with Bangladesh to curb online terrorism, violent extremism

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has expressed a strong interest to collaborate with Bangladesh's public and private sectors to tackle online terrorism and viole... Read More