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Jujube cultivation brings new prosperity to Cumilla's Shikarpur village

, Jan. 13 -- Shikarpur village in Barura upazila of Cumilla district is witnessing a quiet agricultural revolution as jujube orchards transform the rural landscape and uplift farmers' incomes. Once a... Read More


Bangladesh's GDP growth rises to 4.5% in Q1 of FY2025-26

, Jan. 13 -- Bangladesh's economy posted a stronger performance in the first quarter (Q1) of the 2025-26 fiscal year, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerating to 4.50 percent on a point-t... Read More


Khaleda Zia's legacy honoured in Washington National Press Club

, Jan. 13 -- Diplomats, journalists and policymakers gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, honouring her poli... Read More


EC clears way for 53 more candidates to contest Feb-12 election

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday allowed 53 previously rejected aspirants to contest the February-12 national election after hearings, while two Jamaat candidates for Dhaka-2 and C... Read More


Cooking inside operation theatre at Feni General Hospital; probe body formed

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A departmental investigation has been launched into allegations of cooking inside an operation theatre (OT) and other irregularities at the 250-bed Feni General Hospital, following t... Read More


RU teacher sued in attempted rape case

, Jan. 13 -- An attempted rape case has been filed against Rajshahi University (RU) Assistant Prof. Dulal Ali Mollah. A woman filed the case on January 4 with Chandrima Police Station, said Officer-i... Read More


Around 2,000 feared dead as crackdown on Iranian protests intensifies

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Thousands of people are feared dead following a severe crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran, as families abroad receive harrowing reports from those still inside the country... Read More


BNP seeks Army Chief's intervention over Chuadanga BNP leader's killing

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday sought the intervention of the Army Chief over the alleged killing of Shamsuzzaman Dablu, general secretary of Jibannagar... Read More


Jamaat nominee Abdul Haque reenters Dhaka-2 election race

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- e-Islami nominated Md Abdul Haque has returned to the electoral race in Dhaka-2 constituency as the Election Commission on Tuesday granted his appeal against the decision of the retu... Read More


Functional parliamentary committees key to political accountability: Amir Khosru

, Jan. 13 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said political accountability to people can be ensured if Parliament is made effective and its standing committees ar... Read More