Tarique reaches Rajshahi to launch fourth phase of BNP campaign

, Jan. 29 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman reached Rajshahi on Thursday to begin the fourth phase of his election campaign, launching a three-day tour in the northern region aimed at mobilising voters i... Read More

Spain plans to legalise 500,000 undocumented migrants

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Spain plans to grant legal status to around 500,000 undocumented migrants, a move drawing attention from countries including Bangladesh as it contrasts sharply with tougher immigrati... Read More

Sherpur killing: Jamaat Ameer demands arrest of perpetrators

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible for the killing of a party leader during a clash in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on... Read More

Stocks slide in early trade at DSE, CSE

, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh's stock markets posted losses in the first half of trading on Thursday, with key indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) moving l... Read More

Gold price crosses Tk 286,000 per bhori in Bangladesh, hits fresh record

, Jan. 29 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh soared to a new all-time high on Thursday as the rate of 22-carat gold crossed Tk 286,000 per bhori following a sharp hike by the Bangladesh Jewellers Associatio... Read More

Grocery shop owner shot in Dhaka's Pallabi

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A grocery shop owner was shot and wounded by snatchersin Pallabi area of Dhaka on Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Mohammad Hossain Dipu, 46. Dipu's wife Afroza said ... Read More

Japan's Owakudani: black eggs said to add seven years to life

, Jan. 29 -- Nestled in Japan's Hakone region, Owakudani is a steaming volcanic valley famous for its black eggs, known locally as kuro-tamago. Boiled in sulphur-rich hot springs, the eggs turn jet b... Read More

Election violence leaves Jamaat leader dead in Sherpur

Sherpur, Jan. 28 -- A local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has died after being injured in a clash between supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and the BNP in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on ... Read More

AI chief writes to Prof Yunus; calls for HR guarantees during election period

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh's interim government must restore public trust by guaranteeing full respect for human rights and the rule of law in the fortnight ahead of next month's national elections,... Read More

Gold hits record high in Bangladesh as prices jump Tk 7,348 per bhori

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh surged to an all-time high on Wednesday, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raising the price by Tk 7,348 per bhori, citing an increase in th... Read More

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