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Chief advisor's Facebook page, WhatsApp group deactivated

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The official Facebook page of the chief advisor of the interim government has been taken down. The press wing-run WhatsApp group has also been formally shut down. In a statement on ... Read More


Ex-advisor Bashir Uddin's stint as Biman chair ends

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Former interim government advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin has been relieved of his duties as chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, six months after his appointment. A notice issued on ... Read More


Ex-press secretary Shafiqul Alam to head new English daily

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Shafiqul Alam, who served as press secretary to the chief advisor of the interim government for 18 months, has returned to journalism as editor of a new English-language newspaper, "... Read More


Cabinet pays homage at graves of Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid homage at the graves of his parents, BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Tarique led members of the newly formed c... Read More


Woman dies, husband critically ill after being 'drugged' in Uttara home robbery

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- An elderly woman has died and her husband remains in critical condition after they were allegedly drugged and robbed by a domestic worker at their home in Dhaka's Uttara. Police sai... Read More


Oath ceremony snarls Dhaka traffic as security tightened around parliament

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Traffic congestion spread across parts of Dhaka on Tuesday morning as heightened security measures were put in place for the swearing-in of newly elected members of parliament. Poli... Read More


What Tarique Rahman's cabinet is shaping up to be as Bangladesh awaits a new prime minister

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Behind closed doors and away from the noise of public celebration, the most consequential decisions of the new era are being made. As the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) prepares ... Read More


Skipping Constitution Reform Council oath would void MPs' mandate, says Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Former student advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said skipping the oath as a member of the Constitution Reform Council would render a parliamentary oath "meaningless". A day be... Read More


Yunus urges nation to continue building just, democratic nation as interim tenure ends

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- As the nation prepares for a historic transfer of power, outgoing interim head Muhammad Yunus has delivered a farewell address, appealing to citizens to sustain the reforms initiated... Read More


Appellate Division suspends order to shut schools during Ramadan

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The High Court's directive to shutter secondary and lower-secondary schools throughout Ramadan has been suspended by the Supreme Court's Appellate Division. It keeps the government'... Read More