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Bus service from Kolkata to Agartala via Dhaka operates for first time in 17 months

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The cross-border bus service linking West Bengal's Kolkata with Tripura's Agartala via Dhaka has resumed after being suspended for nearly 17 months. Akhaura Land Port Immigration Po... Read More


Rumeen Farhana unable to pay Ekushey tribute as BNP men 'tear' wreath

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Brahmanbaria-2 MP Rumeen Farhana has allegedly been prevented from laying a wreath at the Shaheed Minar in her constituency during the first watch of Language Martyrs' Day. The inci... Read More


Failure to rein in BNP activists will bring 'dire' consequences, warns Rumeen

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Rumeen Farhana has warned that the consequences will be dire if the BNP fails to control its grassroots activists, after she faced obstruction while attempting to pay tribute to Lang... Read More


Winning as an independent was 'not easy', Rumeen Farhana says

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Rumeen Farhana, elected with the Duck symbol in Brahmanbaria-2, has said it was not easy to win as an independent after being denied a BNP nomination. Speaking at a press conference... Read More


Zonayed Saki wins Brahmanbaria-6 with 98,231 votes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Ganosamhati Andolon chief Zonayed Saki has won the Brahmanbaria-6 (Bancharampur) constituency in the national election. He secured 98,231 votes, defeating his closest rival, Jamaat-... Read More


Election official falls ill, dies at polling centre in Brahmanbaria

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- An election official has died while on duty at a polling centre in Brahmanbaria's Sarail Upazila. Md Mujahidul Islam, 48, was working at the Nazrul Islam Auditorium Centre (Polling ... Read More


One dead, 10 injured in Brahmanbaria clash over land dispute

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- One person has been killed and at least 10 others, including women and children, injured in a clash between two groups over possession of government-controlled land in Brahmanbaria's ... Read More


Jailed murder suspect flees using identity of another inmate in Bramanbaria

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A suspect in a murder case has allegedly escaped from Brahmanbaria District Jail using the bail papers of another inmate and committing "identity fraud". A case has been filed agains... Read More


Motorcycle crash kills slain July activist's father on his way to meet Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- A slain July activist's father has died in a road accident in Nasirnagar. Local police chief Shahinul Islam said the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon when a motorcycle collid... Read More


Rumeen Farhana summoned over election code 'breach' in Brahmanbaria-2 seat

Dhaka, Jan. 19 -- Independent candidate Rumeen Farhana has been served a show-cause notice for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct in the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, with instructions t... Read More