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September sees highest monthly dengue deaths, hospitalisations this year

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh has reported three more dengue deaths in the past 24 hours, alongside 556 new hospitalisations due to the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, as both peaked in the month of Sep... Read More


Jamaat confirms party logo change after controversy

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has confirmed it is in the process of changing its party logo after a redesigned emblem that dropped Quranic text and introduced flag-like imagery sparked criticism ... Read More


BNP's Salahuddin warns of 'clear conspiracy' to obstruct elections

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that "conspiracies" are being hatched "openly" at home and abroad to obstruct Bangladesh's electoral process. Speaking to reporters on Tuesd... Read More


Some laundered funds could be recovered by February: finance advisor

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh could see a portion of the money laundered out of the country repatriated by February, according to Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday af... Read More


Peaceful election is now biggest challenge for police, says IGP Baharul

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam believes successfully conducting the parliamentary election is the force's biggest challenge right now. He made the statement on Tues... Read More


Former state minister Shamsul Alam released from jail on bail

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Shamsul Alam, former state minister for planning, has been released from Dhaka Central Jail after being granted bail in a case linked to the killing of Jubo Dal leader Shamim Mollah... Read More


Social media star Hero Alom assaulted by attackers, hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Assailants have injured popular content creator Ashraful Alom, better known as Hero Alom, in an attack, and he has subsequently been hospitalised. He was admitted to Mugda Medical ... Read More


Study reveals two-thirds of garment workers marry before 18 in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- A study has found that two out of three female garment workers in Bangladesh marry before the age of 18, shedding light on the harsh realities faced by women working in the country'... Read More


Former minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun dies

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Former industries minister and Narsingdi-4 MP Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has died. He died at 8:10am on Monday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the Dep... Read More


Two former Awami League MPs arrested

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Police have arrested two former members of parliament from the now-banned Awami League. The arrests were confirmed in a statement on Monday. The detainees are Fayzur Rahman from B... Read More