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Chattogram Hill Tracts advisor links Khagrachhari violence to external funding

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Supradip Chakma, the advisor to the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has said external forces might be behind the ongoing protests and violence in Khagrachhari. On Sunda... Read More


Bangladesh cuts airfare for this year's Hajj

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- The government has announced the Hajj packages for the upcoming season, cutting airfare by around Tk 13,000 per pilgrim. Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain unveiled three... Read More


Advisor Mahfuj Alam highlights work paralysis amid 'insecurity over position'

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has said many office employees, including those at student advisors' offices, are in a "state of crisis" due to uncertainty over "losing their positi... Read More


No chance for 'mischief' during Puja, says DMP commissioner

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has marked 89 Puja venues in Dhaka as "high risk". He made this comment while addressing journalists on Sunday reg... Read More


Former MP Kamal Mojumder's son to be interrogated in custody for five days

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- A Dhaka court has placed Shaheed Ahmed Mojumder, the youngest son of former MP Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, on a five-day interrogation in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Addit... Read More


Protesters, security forces clash in Guimara, market up in flames amid Section 144

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- A violent clash has occurred in Khagrachhari's Guimara, where Section 144 was already in place, leading to a fire in a market. The incident took place at Ramessu Market around 1pm ... Read More


Five, including a Bangladeshi, arrested for facilitating 'illegal immigration' through fraudulent documents

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Five individuals, including one Bangladeshi national, have been arrested in Italy in a special operation targeting illegal immigration. The country's Guardia di Finanza (Financial ... Read More


Citizens urge Election Commission to tackle 'mob violence' threats

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Representatives from civil society urged the Election Commission to be vigilant against the threat of "mob violence" ahead of the parliamentary polls. On Sunday, civil society lead... Read More


Dengue: 4 die as hospitalisations hit single-day record

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Another 845 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh with dengue in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally of admissions this year to 46,051. It is the hi... Read More


'Malaysia dream' on hold: Aspiring migrants block road in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Several hundred people who had completed all formalities but failed to travel to Malaysia within the stipulated time have staged a demonstration on a major road in Dhaka's Karwan Ba... Read More