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UNB, Rangpur : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday repeated her call to the people to vote for ‘boat’ – the election symbol of her ruling Awami League –and give the party another chance...

UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman to nine years imprisonment and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman to three years in a graft case filed by the...

UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday said the United States will be sending a pre-election assessment and monitoring team in early October to assess the situation ahead of Bangladesh’s next parliamentary...

AL Jazeera : At least 17 workers have been crushed to death in western India when a giant crane collapsed at a highway construction site, according to police. The accident took place on the...

UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government has no objection to any movement by the opposition parties, but no arson violence will be tolerated. “I never tolerate any arson...

UNB, Dhaka : A mild heat wave is sweeping parts of the country including Dhaka. “ It is sweeping Rajshahi , Sylhet divisions, Dhaka, Tangail, Madaripur, Rangpur, Netrakona, Rangamati, Cumilla, Feni, Jashore and Kushtia...

UNB, Dhaka : The first unit of Rampal coal-fired power plant was shut down again due to the coal shortage early Sunday that triggered load shedding across the country. According to official sources at...

UNB, Dhaka : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said that the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election will not be announced before the last week of October. The CEC was...