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Shahadat Hossain Selim joins BNP dissolving his party

, Dec. 8 -- Shahadat Hossain, chairman of the Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP), joined BNP on Monday dissolving his own party. He formally joined the party around 4:20 pm at the BNP chairpe... Read More


Probe report submission on Bangladesh Bank reserve heist deferred to Jan 13

, Dec. 8 -- A Dhaka court on Monday deferred the date for submitting the investigation report in the case filed over the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist to January 13. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jas... Read More


Murderers, extortionists and drug dealers cannot be leaders of any party: Barrister Fuaad

Barishal, Dec. 8 -- Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party General Secretary Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuaad said on Monday that "murderers, extortionists and drug dealers cannot be leaders of any political party. H... Read More


Conspiracies underway to undermine democracy: Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said the country is witnessing an abnormal situation due to the absence of democracy and a lack of accountable governance, warning that se... Read More


HC rejects writ petition seeking stay on election activities

, Dec. 8 -- The High Court on Monday rejected the writ petition filed seeking its directives to issue a stay order on the activities related to the upcoming national election. The HC bench of Justice... Read More


Begum Rokeya Day to be observed Tuesday to honour women's rights pioneer

, Dec. 8 -- Begum Rokeya Day will be observed on Tuesday to commemorate the life and contributions of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, a trailblazer in the fight for women's rights and education in the ... Read More


Gas crisis triggers protests at Dhaka's Jatrabari

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Frustrated by prolonged gas shortages and 'Titas Gas's failure' to provide any meaningful assurance, residents of Jatrabari on Monday staged protests, disrupting traffic on a key nati... Read More


Consultation on development cooperation held with Germany

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Consultations on Development Cooperation between the Government of Bangladesh and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany were held in Dhaka on Monday at the Economic Re... Read More


BMU study finds alarming resistance found to key antibiotics in 46,279 samples

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) warned of a rapidly worsening antimicrobial resistance (AMR) situation in the country, as its Microbiology and Immunology Department recorded alarm... Read More


ADB launches Asian Water Development Outlook 2025

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- More than 60% of Asia and the Pacific's population-about 2.7 billion people-has been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 years, but these hard-won gains are threaten... Read More