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BNP chief Tarique Rahman addresses Thakurgaon rally

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has arrived in Thakurgaon to lead an election rally, marking his first visit to the district since 2003. He took the stage at the Government Boys' High Sc... Read More


EC halts PASA observer cards, says probe into NGO's capacity continues

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- The Election Commission has suspended its decision to distribute more than 10,000 observer cards to a local NGO named People's Association for Social Advancement (PASA). Deputy Press... Read More


Jamaat buoyed by BNP 'infighting' in Pabna as fractures widen

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- As election day inches closer, Pabna's political landscape is shifting less through enthusiasm than erosion. Across the district's five constituencies, Jamaat-e-Islami candidates are... Read More


Crowds gather in Thakurgaon ahead of Tarique Rahman rally

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have begun gathering in Thakurgaon ahead of party chief Tarique Rahman's election rally. In his first visit to the district in ov... Read More


Police have classified polling centres as "more important", "important", and "general"

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- Police have labelled over 600 centres in 16 Chattogram constituencies as "more important" over potential "risk". Of the 1,965 polling stations in Chattogram, 607 fall under the 16 st... Read More


Mother, child run over by train in Tongi, family alleges 'suicide'

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- A mother and son have died after being run over by a train in Gazipur's Tongi. Citing family members, Tongi Railway Police Outpost chief Sub-Inspector (SI) Rahima Akhter said a Dhaka... Read More


Police secure five days to quiz Subrata Bain's 'associate' Bipu

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- A Dhaka court has granted police five days to interrogate Mehedi Hasan Dipu, also known as Bipu, an alleged associate of "top criminal" Subrata Bain, in custody. Metropolitan Magistr... Read More


Child's life ends at 'mother's hand', police say 'prompted by her extramarital partner'

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- Police in Gopalganj recovered the body of a 3-year-old girl 20 days after she went missing from Sadar Upazila, arresting her mother, who allegedly killed the child at the prompting of... Read More


Bangladesh reports first Nipah virus death of the year, says IEDCR

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- A woman has died in Naogaon after contracting Nipah virus, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed. This marks the country's first Nipah&#82... Read More


Bangladesh stands at crossroads as India, US align and China rises

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- The recent alignment between India and the United States has sparked significant debate across South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh, which now finds itself at the crossroads of comp... Read More