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Govt declares 3-day holiday for election; gazette issued

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The government has declared a three-day holiday, aiming to facilitate voter participation in 13th parliamentary election. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette in t... Read More


BNP, independent candidate supporters clash in Mymensingh; 20 injured

Mymensingh, Jan. 26 -- At least 20 people were injured as supporters of a BNP candidate and an independent candidate clashed in Mymensingh-11 (Bhaluka) constituency, with several party offices vandali... Read More


ASK condemns denial of parole to Chhatra League leader

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Human rights group Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has condemned the refusal of parole for Jewel Hasan Saddam, president of Bagerhat Sadar Upazila Chhatra League, preventing him from atten... Read More


US, Bangladesh explore expanding collaboration in energy sector

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- American energy solutions in onshore exploration, the electrical grid, and supplies of LNG, LPG help deliver abundant, reliable energy to homes and businesses nationwide, said the US... Read More


Chankharpul killings: Former DMP chief among three ex-officers sentenced to death

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced three former police officials to death and five others to different jail terms in the case over the killing of six people during the Jul... Read More


Stocks mixed at midday: DSE slips, CSE gains

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Trading at the country's stock markets showed a mixed trend in the first half of the second trading day of the week, with indices falling on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while risi... Read More


Chhatra Dal activist dies of heatstroke while heading to BNP rally

Chattogram, Jan. 26 -- A Chhatra Dal activist died after suffering a heat stroke while heading to a BNP rally at the Polo Ground in Chattogram on Sunday, police and party sources said. Two others wer... Read More


DU students burn effigies protesting Jamaat leader's remarks

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- General students of Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday burned effigies in protest against what they termed defamatory and false remarks made by a Jamaat-e-Islami leader targeting the un... Read More


Tarique calls for guarding polling centres until vote count finishes

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday night urged his party leaders, workers and supporters to remain at polling centres until the counting of votes is completed on the election da... Read More


DUCSU member forces outsiders to hold ears for playing on DU field

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- Sarba Mitra Chakma, a member of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), forced approximately thirty outsiders, mostly teenagers and young men, to hold their ears for pl... Read More