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Int'l Day for Women in Diplomacy: Dialogue focuses on women's challenges in politics, diplomacy

Dhaka, June 25 -- The Embassy of the Netherlands in Dhaka, in collaboration with the Centre for Governance Studies, organised a high-level discussion on Wednesday with major political parties on the c... Read More


Ishraque urges Adviser Asif to show restraint, avoid provocations

Dhaka, June 25 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Wednesday cautioned Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyan to exercise restraint in his remarks and avoid any vindictive actions to help ma... Read More


Ishraque urges Adviser Shojib to show restraint, avoid provocations

Dhaka, June 25 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Wednesday cautioned Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyan to exercise restraint in his remarks and avoid any vindictive actions to help ma... Read More


Now ex-CEC Kazi Habibul Awal arrested in Dhaka

, June 25 -- Detectives on Wednesday arrested former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal from the capital. Deputy Commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Talebur Rahman said he wa... Read More


Iranian parliament back move to halt cooperation with IAEA

Dhaka, June 25 -- The Iranian parliament has voted in favour of a recommendation to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's nuclear oversight body. Mehr news ... Read More


BDR Mutiny: Probe finds grave lapses by intelligence agencies

Dhaka, June 25 -- Chairman of the National Independent Inquiry Commission Major General (retd) A L M Fazlur Rahman on Wednesday said the intelligence agencies of that time displayed extreme negligence... Read More


BM college students block road demanding end of accommodation crisis

Dhaka, June 25 -- Students of Government Brojomohun (BM) College blocked road in front of the main gate of the college to press home their five-point demand including resolving the accommodation crisi... Read More


Youth held with five gold bars in Jashore

Jashore, June 25 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man with five gold bars worth Tk 86.77 lakh in Jashore Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The arrestee, Moynal Mollah, 35, is the son of ... Read More


Stocks mixed in early trade; Dhaka rises, Chattogram slips

Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh's twin bourses showed mixed performance in the first half of Wednesday's trading session, with Dhaka's key index gaining while Chattogram's market dipped slightly. At the... Read More


Mother, infant daughter electrocuted in Magura

Dhaka, June 25 -- month-old daughter died from electrocution while cooking rice at their home in Magura Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Setu Khatun, 30, and her da... Read More