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Rain in Dhaka brings a little relief from searing heat

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- fter several days of scorching heat, the sky over Dhaka city was cloudy on Thursday. And eventually, when the rain came down, Bangladesh's capital saw a little relief from the ... Read More


Religion Advisor Khalid Hossain meets Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met with Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain. A press statement from the Ministry of Religious Affairs said the meeting too... Read More


Journalists barred from entering poll centres for women in JUCSU election

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The media has allegedly been barred from entering the polling centres for women in the Jahangirnagar Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election. Even women reporters were not al... Read More


Police urge crowds to stay away from Dhaka University gates

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Police have urged people not to crowd the entrances of Dhaka University during the ongoing counting of votes in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election. ... Read More


DUCSU win belongs to 'July generation', not Shibir, says VP-elect Shadik

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Newly elected Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Vice-President Shadik Kayem has dedicated his landslide win to what he called the "July generation", vowing to bu... Read More


Bangladesh tax intelligence seizes ex-PM Hasina's bank locker

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The intelligence unit of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken hold of a locker belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The locker at Pubali Bank PLS's Sena ... Read More


49th Special BCS written exam set for Oct 10

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The written exam of the 49th Special BCS to recruit 683 teachers for government colleges across the country is set to be held on Oct 10. The multiple-choice test will only be ... Read More


BNP leader Salahuddin 'personally' congratulates DUCSU winners

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has congratulated the winners of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, but clarified that his remarks we... Read More


'Full effort' under way to bring back Bangladesh football team from Kathmandu

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The government is making "full effort" to bring back the Bangladesh national football team, which has been stranded in Kathmandu amid anti-government protests and clashes in Ne... Read More


Ex-CJ Khairul says 'not having money isn't a crime' as court orders his arrest in graft case

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque has told a Dhaka court that "not having money is not a crime" during a hearing on whether to place him under arrest in a corruption case ... Read More