Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Abdur Rahim Farazi, a political activist in Bhola's Monpura, had been eagerly preparing to vote. Until recently, the area seemed calm. Then a clash on Friday between rival parties sho... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- SM Moniruzzaman, chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority, has said operations at the country's main port remain normal despite an ongoing strike by workers and employees. He made t... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Every election in Dhaka carries its own memory. Of sweeps and shutouts, of streets that once decided outcomes before ballots were cast. Yet as campaigning enters its final stretch, th... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- A Dhaka court has postponed the verdict in the murder case of Afroza Begum and her domestic aide Diti, who were killed in a Dhanmondi home in 2019. The verdict was set to be delivere... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to endorse Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F Kennedy, in his bid for a hotly contested House seat in New York City. According to a ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Four export-oriented trade bodies -- the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), Bangl... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The interim government has published a book detailing the legal, institutional and administrative reforms it says it has undertaken since taking office in August 2024. In a statement... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- For decades, Jamalpur's five parliamentary constituencies have epitomised Bangladesh's electoral tug-of-war between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League. Since 199... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Tarique Rahman has said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will restore the name of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) should the party return to power. On Saturday, he said the BNP pla... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- More than 420,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have arrived in the country ahead of next week's parliamentary election. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Electio... Read More