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More than 374,000 sit for 47th BCS preliminary exams

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- More than 374,000 candidates have sat for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination. The test was organised simultaneously at 262 educational institution... Read More


BNP's Zahid warns against 'imposing party agenda' on public amid proportional representation debate

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- BNP leader Prof AZM Zahid Hossain has warned that no political party can impose its own agenda on the people as debate grows over demands for a proportional representation (PR)... Read More


Bangladesh, US wrap up joint air force exercise in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- "Operation Pacific Angel 25-3", the joint military exercise conducted by the Bangladesh Air Force and the United States' Pacific Air Forces, has drawn to a close in Chattogram.... Read More


'Suspicious movement': US citizen of Bangladeshi origin faces extended interrogation

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a five-day remand for Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a Bangladesh-origin US citizen, following his detention for "suspicious roaming" in a car on Minto Road.... Read More


Bloodied bodies of mother, teenage son found in Bogura house

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Police have recovered the bloodied bodies of a mother and her teenage son, presumed murdered, from a house in Bogura's Shibganj Upazila. The bodies were found in their home in... Read More


Yunus visits Dhakeshwari Temple to inspect Durga Puja preparations

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka to inspect preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival for Bengali H... Read More


Model Sanayee's husband gets bail after surrendering in dowry case

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- A court has granted bail to Abu Saleh Musa, the husband of showbiz personality and model Sanayee Mahbob, in a case accusing him of demanding dowry, as well as physical and emot... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman meets Chinese ambassador

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. The Chinese envoy visited Shafiqur at his residence in Dhaka's Bashundhara at 10am on T... Read More


Man who fled Ctg after killing son arrested with 'second wife' in Sylhet

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a man who fled Chattogram after killing his son and his "second wife". A RAB-7 team, in collaboration with a RAB-9 team, arrested... Read More


BNP asks Supreme Court to break deadlock over July Charter implementation

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has urged the Supreme Court to give its opinion on the implementation of the July Charter, calling for legal guidance on the constitution... Read More