Bangladesh opposition faces pre-election crackdown
In Bangladesh, there is no more room left in the prisons. In the last two weeks alone, almost 10,000 opposition leaders, supporters and activists have...
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US State Dept spokesperson terms it ‘deeply unhelpful’
News Desk : The remarks made by a local Awami League leader in Chattogram about US Ambassador Peter Haas last Monday are “deeply unhelfpul”, said...
Our main goal is to hold fair and neutral vote: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said holding a free, fair and neutral election is the main goal of her government. “Election...
BNP, like-minded parties to enforce 48-hour countrywide blockade again from Sunday
UNB, Dhaka : Giving a pause for two days, the BNP and like-mined parties will enforce another spell of a 48-hour countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade beginning...
BCL factional clash leaves 13 hurt at Bogura Azizul Haque College
UNB, Bogura : At least 13 leaders and activist of ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a factional clash...
Bus set on fire in Dhaka’s Shahzadpur
UNB, Dhaka : A passenger bus was set on fire Thursday afternoon in Shahzadpur area of the capital amid the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by...
Chinese investment in Bangladesh grew from $241 million to nearly $1.4 billion in 7 years: Ambassador
UNB, Dhaka : Assuring China’s continued support towards Bangladesh’s journey to modernization, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said the Belt and Road...
Truck set on fire in Sirajganj during BNP, Jamaat’s 48hr blockade
UNB, Sirajganj : Miscreants set a truck on fire on Bangabandhu Bridge West Link Highway, at Jhaoil Overbridge in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district, this...