Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Assailants have gunned down a BNP leader in Jashore Sadar Upazila, sending shockwaves through the local political community. The incident occurred at around 6:50pm in Shankarpur on S... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The scrutiny of nominations for the 15 constituencies in Dhaka city has found 131 candidates valid to contest in the parliamentary polls scheduled to be held on Feb 12. The Election ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Police have detained a leader of the Students Against Discrimination who threatened an officer by claiming involvement in the torching of Baniachong Police Station and the burning of ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The government has decided to call a meeting with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) traders to discuss a surge in the gas price hike. The decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting at t... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Hasnat Kaiyum, chief coordinator of Rastro Songskar Andolan, has been ruled ineligible to run for parliament from the Kishoreganj-5 constituency. Independent aspirant Sheikh Mujibur ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of the Nagorik Oikko, has alleged that valid nominations are being cancelled "by force and by creating mobs". He made the complaint on Saturday eveni... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of a breakaway faction of the Jatiya Party, has raised concerns about a "fair" election, alleging that two of his proposers and supporters were kidnapped... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), in response to the Dec 21 report titled "Power board losses hit historic peak", has said the article relied on "baseless allegations" tha... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The interim government has released what it describes as alarming data on fake or "cloned mobile phones" following the rollout of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR). In ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- A senior district leader of the Students Against Discrimination has sparked controversy after allegedly threatening police officers at Shayestaganj Police Station in Habiganj. He all... Read More