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4 held with arms, ammo in Narail

Narail, Jan. 15 -- Joint forces in a drive arrested four people along with arms and ammunition from Lohagora upazila in Narail district early Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Tofayel Mandal... Read More


Civic condolence over Khaleda's passing on Friday

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- A civic condolence meeting in memory of late BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be held on Friday at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The memori... Read More


BCB removes Nazmul from finance chair in bid to end player boycott

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- In a frantic effort to salvage the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and quell a full-scale player mutiny, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has removed Director M Nazmul Islam from h... Read More


BNP seeks candidates' names, symbols on postal ballots

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- BNP on Thursday asked the Election Commission to use the constituency-based postal ballots inscribing the names of candidates and symbols for the In-Country Postal Voting in the upco... Read More


New US ambassador presents credentials to President

, Jan. 15 -- Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen on Thursday presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Welcoming the new envoy, the President expressed th... Read More


India shuts Kashmir medical college after Muslim students dominated first MBBS batch

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir following protests by right-wing Hindu groups over the admission of a large number of Muslim students into its fi... Read More


Fugitive convict arrested in Savar's Ashulia

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested a fugitive convict from Ashulia in Savar on Wednesday night. Jamshed Hossain, 46, a resident of Nazirpur village under Bauphal upazila ... Read More


BPL halted as players boycott match despite BCB's show-cause notice

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- The crisis in Bangladesh cricket has paralysed the domestic calendar, with players following through on their threat to boycott all forms of the game. The first Bangladesh Premier L... Read More


No legal bar to Pabna-1, Pabna-2 elections on Feb 12:SC

, Jan. 15 -- The Appellate Division on Thursday cleared the way for holding the elections in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies on February 12 in accordance with the boundaries specified in the Electi... Read More


People to emerge as frontline guardians of democracy: Debapriya

, Jan. 15 -- The people of Bangladesh will emerge as the frontline guardians of democracy in the days ahead, Citizen's Platform Convener Debapriya Bhattacharya said on Thursday, citing the country's e... Read More