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Yunus to address the nation on Tuesday evening

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to address the nation on the occasion of Victory Day. The speech will be broadcast simultaneously on state-run Bangladesh Television, BTV News an... Read More


Jubo League leader hacked to death in Dakshinkhan

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- A Jubo League leader has been hacked to death in a public gathering in Dhaka's Dakshinkhan, according to police. The dead has been identified as Shahjahan Sheikh, 46. Police say th... Read More


How Dhaka's guerrillas seized airwaves to announce before Indians 1971 war victory

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- On Dec 16, 1971, Dhaka was a city on the edge of jubilation. The streets overflowed with people celebrating the victory in the Liberation War, but the city's radio station remained c... Read More


Chief justice, SC judges pay tribute to Liberation War martyrs at National Memorial

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has led the judges of the Supreme Court in paying tribute to the martyrs of Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War at the National Martyrs' Memorial in Sava... Read More


Air ambulance arrives to take Hadi abroad for advanced treatment

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- An air ambulance has arrived in Dhaka to transfer Inqilab Moncho Convenor Osman Sharif Hadi, who was shot in the capital last week, to Singapore for further treatment. The private j... Read More


Faisal only named suspect in Hadi shooting case

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Faisal Karim Masud is the only suspect named in a case over the shooting of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi filed on Sunday night. Deputy Commissioner Harun Or Rashid ... Read More


Attempt on Hadi's life: Key suspect Faisal's associate Kabir arrested

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Kabir, a close associate of Faisal Karim Masud, the key suspect in the attempted murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin ... Read More


NEIR launch: Bangladesh postpones handset registration to Jan 1 after trader opposition

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The mandatory registration of mobile phones under the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR) will come into force from Jan 1, instead of Dec 16. Bangladesh Telecommunicat... Read More


Special policy issued on gun licences for election candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The government has issued a policy to allow "politically important" individuals and election candidates to obtain firearms licences and hire retainers (gunmen). Following the shooti... Read More


Local election observers have one week left to apply

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Domestic observer groups have until Dec 21 to submit applications to monitor the parliamentary polls and referendum, scheduled for Feb 12, 2026. A letter was issued on Monday outlin... Read More