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Conspiracy afoot to replace liberal politics with 'extremism', says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- A conspiracy is being hatched to replace liberal politics with "extremism" in Bangladesh, says Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The BNP secretary general made the remark while spea... Read More


Padma River erosion displaces thousands, swallows farmland along Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj border

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The Padma River is eating away at villages along the Bangladesh-India border, as erosion worsens each day in four unions of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj. Hundreds of homes and ... Read More


Rohingya crisis is the biggest problem for Bangladesh right now: foreign affairs advisor

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The Rohingya crisis is the biggest problem facing Bangladesh right now, says Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to the interim government. If the crisis is not resolve... Read More


NCT handles record number of containers under management of Navy

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The number of containers handled in the New Mooring Terminal (NCT) has hit a new record after surpassing 5,000 TEUs handled in a day. The new daily record was made after Chitta... Read More


Russia turns a Ukrainian nuclear city into a stronghold of fear

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The Soviet planners who founded Enerhodar in 1970 bestowed the city with a fitting name: "the gift of energy." For decades, the southern Ukrainian city was an affluent company ... Read More


Dhaka University teacher denounces 'false' terror charges, demands justice

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Dhaka University law professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Karzon, one of 16 people arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act after a "mob attack" at the Dhaka Reporters Unity, has told a... Read More


Bangladesh's SAFF U17 title hopes fade after Bhutan stalemate,

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh's hopes of lifting the SAFF Under-17 Women's Championship title suffered a significant blow after being held to a 1-1 draw against Bhutan in Thimphu. At the Changlim... Read More


Coastguards detain 122 Bangladeshis for fishing inside Myanmar waters

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Coastguards have detained 122 fishermen and boatmen, including 93 Rohingya, on charges of crossing the Naf River to fish inside Myanmar waters. Teknaf coastguards' Lt Commander... Read More


Information cadre bristles as deputy secretary promotions skip seniors

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The promotion of 268 civil servants to deputy secretary has triggered disquiet in the information cadre, with officers alleging that seniors were passed over in favour of junior... Read More


Bangladesh's SAFF U17 title hopes fade after Bhutan stalemate

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh's hopes of lifting the SAFF Under-17 Women's Championship title suffered a significant blow after being held to a 1-1 draw against Bhutan in Thimphu. At the Changlim... Read More