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Thakurgaon-1 by-election underway; BNP, Jamaat candidates cast votes

Thakurgaon, Oct. 29 -- nominated candidate Mirza Faisal Amin and Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delwar Hossain cast their votes in the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency on Thursday morning. Fai... Read More


NCP to demonstrate at Shahbagh on Friday, calling on at least 3 ministers to resign

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called a mass protest at Shahbagh on Friday, pressing a five-point charter of demands led by the resignation of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed an... Read More


Bangladesh, Malaysia wrap up first round of FTA talks; second round eyed for January

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Bangladesh and Malaysia have concluded the first round of negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), with both sides tentatively setting January 2027 for the next round, ... Read More


3 Satkania police members withdrawn over looting Yaba pills

Chattogram, Oct. 29 -- Three police members of Satkania Police Station in Chattogram have been withdrawn and attached to the police lines in connection with their alleged involvement in looting 30,000... Read More


BNP's Mirza Faisal Amin wins Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Thakurgaon, Oct. 29 -- BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin won the Thakurgaon-1 by-election by a huge margin, according to unofficial results announced on Thursday night after the voting. Faisal Amin bag... Read More


Porwar alleges plethora of irregularities in Thakurgaon-1 by-election, including advance stamping of ballots

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Thursday alleged that ballot book counterfoils at several polling centres in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election had been stamped and signed i... Read More


Two shot dead in Pabna over 'cattle market lease dispute'

Pabna, Oct. 29 -- A cattle market leaseholder and a local BNP leader were shot to death by unidentified miscreants reportedly over the market lease dispute in Pabna Sadar upazila on Thursday evening. ... Read More


Illegally exported tobacco from Pakistan seized from bonded warehouse at Ctg Port

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Customs intelligence officials have seized 150 metric tonnes of raw tobacco in 10 containers imported from Pakistan by Global Leaf Tobacco Company Ltd under a bonded warehouse facili... Read More


State minister tells scientists to make Bangladesh self-sufficient in livestock vaccines

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Thursday urged scientists and researchers to ensure that the country's entire demand for livestock vaccines is met... Read More


Misinterpretation of religion, patriarchal mindsets hinder women's empowerment: Zahir Uddin Swapan

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Misinterpretation of religion and patriarchal attitudes remain major challenges to gender equality and women's empowerment in Bangladesh, Prime Minister's Political Adviser Zahir Udd... Read More