RAB arrests 615 mostly opposition activists since Oct 28
UNB :The Rapid Action Battalion arrested a total of 53 BNP leaders and activists from different parts of the country for their alleged involvement in...
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EC extends application deadline for foreign poll observers till 7 Dec
Staff Reporter :The foreign election observers could be applied for observing the Bangladesh 12th parliamentary electionuntil 7 December as the Election Commission has extended the...
Will consider rescheduling polls if BNP takes part: EC
Staff Reporter :Election Commissioner (EC) Rashida Sultana said if Bangladesh nationalist Party (BNP)and other political parties think to participate in polls then the EC will...
Dengue: 5 more die in 24hrs
UNB :Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,554...
Plan to float int’l bidding for offshore hydrocarbon exploration dropped before election
UNB :The government has dropped the plan to float international bidding for offshore hydrocarbon exploration in the Bay of Bengal before the upcoming general election....
Crude bomb blast rocks Dhaka court premises
News Desk :A crude bomb explosion has rocked the premises of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court in Dhaka amid the 48-hour hartal called by BNP. Tapas...
BB cancels Walletmix’s licence for illegal transactions
UNB :Bangladesh Bank has cancelled the licence of the payment gateway company Walletmix Limited for engaging in illegal transactions. The Payment Systems Department of Bangladesh...
Gunfire kills 12 in Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli tanks
Reuters :Israeli tanks surrounded a hospital in north Gaza and at least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by firing into the complex, health...
Paddy from nearly 1 hectare of land torched in Lalmonirhat
News Desk :Criminals have set fire to paddy harvested from a nearly 1 hectare piece of land in Hatibandha Upazila, Lalmonirhat. The incident occurred in...
Remittance inflow showing upward trend in Nov
Staff Reporter :Remittance inflows in the first half of November have exhibited an upward trend, providing a glimmer of hope for alleviating the rapid depletion...