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Julian Francis warns bogus freedom fighter entries on lists tarnish legacy of 1971 heroes

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Julian Francis, also known as "Friend of Bangladesh", has said the honour of genuine freedom fighters is being undermined by the inclusion of "fakes" on official lists. His bond with... Read More


140,000 expatriate postal ballots reach Bangladesh ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Nearly 140,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls scheduled for Feb 12. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of t... Read More


'Bangladesh, Penned in Blood' Volume 2 explores Bengali people's many-fronted War of Independence

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Was Bangladesh's Liberation War confined to nine months, and only a sector-based military campaign? Do "genocide" and "freedom fighter" alone capture the scale of violence, resistanc... Read More


BNP chief Tarique pledges barrage, factories and revival of jute industry in Tangail

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has outlined plans for constructing a barrage on the Jamuna River, establishing juice processing plants, and setting up different factories, alongside ini... Read More


Election violence in January kills 4, injures 509 across Bangladesh, says MSF

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- At least four people have been killed and 509 others injured in 64 incidents of election-related violence across Bangladesh in January, according to rights group Manabadhikar Shongsk... Read More


BNP chief Tarique pledges to export handloom goods worldwide if elected

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has pledged to take Bangladesh's handloom products to global markets, saying his party would launch export initiatives for the sector if it forms the gove... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman takes the stage at Sirajganj election rally

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has taken the stage at an election rally in Sirajganj's BSCIC Industrial Park. He stepped onto the stage around 3pm on Saturday, where party leaders, activi... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman calls for 'unwavering patriotic unity' ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has urged people to prove through the ballots that the unity of patriots is "unwavering". He made the comment while attending a roadside meeting on the thir... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman en route to Sirajganj

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has set off for Sirajganj to participate in an election rally. His motorcade left Hotel Naz Garden in Bogura at 12:30pm on Saturday. On the same day, Tariq... Read More


Ex-advisor Asif Mahmud says he vacated ministerial home a month after resignation

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Two months after resigning from the interim government, former student advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has protested a bdnews24.com report that he continued to reside in a house m... Read More