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3 electrocuted in Gazipur picnic bus

Staff Reporter : Three students of Islamic University of Technology (IUT) died and three others injured from electrocution inside a picnic bus in Gazipur’s Sreepur on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Mozammel...

Renewed fertiliser scam shake BADC

Staff Reporter  : There is a renewed fear of fertilizer scams with the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC). According to the findings of an investigation, three transport contractor companies have not been able to...

ERC to hold local polls before national

ERC to hold local polls before national

Staff Reporter : The Election Reform Commission (ERC) thinking to hold presidential election by direct participation of voters and local government polls before parliamentary election. The ERC said it in a press briefing held...

65.9 pc prefers reforms to polls: VOA

Staff Reporter : A recent nationwide survey conducted by VOA Bangla reveals that 61.1% of Bangladeshis believe the next general election should be held within a year. But, a larger segment of the population...

Dengue claims 10 lives

Staff Reporter : Ten more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 448 this year. In...

Battery drivers issue 7-day ultimatum

Staff Reporter : Battery-run rickshaw drivers have issued an ultimatum to the government, demanding resolution of a recent High Court order that banned their vehicles in Dhaka city. The Rickshaw, Battery Rickshaw-Van, and E-rickshaw...

LDCs push for $250b climate finance at COP29

Md Mojahidul Islam : The impact of climate change, driven by global warming, continues to devastate Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and developing nations like Bangladesh, which are among the hardest hit. While the major...