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Stage set for Barishal rally as BNP chief Tarique Rahman makes first visit in 20 years

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is travelling to Barishal after two decades before Feb 12 elections. He is scheduled to address an election rally at the historic Bells Park grounds in Ba... Read More


EC adopts 'strict' neutrality stance for national polls, referendum, says Sanaullah

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) has adopted a strict stance on neutrality in the run-up to the parliamentary polls and referendum, according to Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaul... Read More


Bodies of 3 fishermen bodies recovered 10 days after Meghna boat capsize

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Police have recovered the bodies of three fishermen 10 days after an engine-powered fishing boat capsized in the Meghna River. Another fisherman is still missing. River Police Insp... Read More


BNP's Mazibor Rahman Sarwar's income falls, but assets rise fourfold

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party's candidate for the Barishal-5 constituency Mazibor Rahman Sarwar's income over the last seven years has declined but his overall assets appear to have i... Read More


Two killed after truck slams into motorcycle in Barishal

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Two men riding a motorcycle have died after a truck rammed into their two-wheeler in Barishal city. The collision occurred shortly before midnight on Friday on the Jhalakathi-Barisha... Read More


Police constable accused of beating Barishal journalist with hammer inside flat

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A police constable has been accused of entering a flat in Barishal and beating Asian TV's Barishal bureau chief Firoz Mostafa with a hammer. The incident took place on Monday night a... Read More


AB Party's Fuaad faces angry crowd in electoral constituency

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party's General Secretary Asaduzzaman Fuaad has faced public backlash during a visit to his electoral constituency in Babuganj. Atikur Rahman Al Amin, convenor o... Read More


Locals thwart Barishal July 36 Bridge inauguration over 'name, compensation'

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- An inauguration event for an under-construction bridge -- called the July 36 Bridge -- has been attacked and forced to shut down by locals in Barishal. The incident occurred at 11am ... Read More


More than half of HIV-positive individuals in Barishal are students, official reports

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Over half of the HIV-positive individuals identified in Barishal are students, according to Councillor Jasim Uddin of the ART centre at Barishal Sher e Bangla Medical College Hospital... Read More


Two, including a child, die of dengue fever in Barishal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Another two patients have died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal. Shyamal Krishna Mondal, director of the Directorate ... Read More