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85 detained with drugs at DJ party in Purbachal's Police Housing area

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive detained 85 individuals, including 26 women, from a house owned by Additional DIG Abdullah Al Zahirul, in the capital's Purbachal area, ove... Read More


Death penalty for major drug traffickers needs careful study - Palace

Manila, Oct. 20 -- Malacanang on Tuesday said the proposal to reinstate the death penalty for major drug trafficking offenses requires careful study, particularly its implications for the Philippines'... Read More


Porwar says BNP govt 'paving way for AL's return'

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Tuesday accused the BNP government of creating conditions for the Awami League's return to politics by ignoring opposition demands and ... Read More


Saraswati Samman winner Prabha Varma's 'Adayalavakyam' takes Malayalam poetry into the realm of the classical crime thriller

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 20 -- Acclaimed Malayalam poet and Saraswati Samman award winner Prabha Varma has released his latest poetic narrative, Adayalavakyam, published by DC Books, bringing the conv... Read More


BJD demands urgent intervention over Andhra's election preparations in disputed Kotia territory

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 20 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP government in Odisha of failing to protect the State's territorial interests in Kotia, alleging that its alliance with the ... Read More


Paika warriors put Odisha's partial heritage in limelight

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 20 -- Wielding traditional weapons and drawing on a martial legacy passed down through generations, the Paikas of Kandabindha village in Dhenkanal district brought their ancestral co... Read More


BJD targets BJP over mineral revenue loss, unresolved Mahanadi and Kotia disputes

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 20 -- The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP of compromising Odisha's mineral revenue and failing to protect the state's interests in the Mahanadi and Kotia ... Read More


Speaker Hafiz Uddin urges ruling party leaders, activists to reform themselves

Bhola, Oct. 20 -- Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram on Tuesday urged leaders and activists of the ruling party to reform themselves, saying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken a fi... Read More


Tarique leaves for Chattogram after visiting Rangpur, Rajshahi

Rajshahi, Oct. 20 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left here for Chattogram by military aircraft on Tuesday evening after completing his daylong visits to Rangpur and Rajshahi. He departed from Shah ... Read More


Reference exchange rate up 6 VND on October 20

Hanoi, Oct. 20 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,639 VND/USD on October 20, up 4 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling ... Read More