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US weighs 'Core 5' that could align traditional adversaries, diverging from G7

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The US has explored setting up a new "Core 5" group including Russia, China, India and Japan, a move that could bring traditional adversaries closer and diverge from the G7. The POL... Read More


AL brings out torch procession in Ganabhaban despite ban

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are banned, have brought out a protest procession in Dhaka's Ganabhaban area. The procession paraded down the Aur... Read More


Two Bangladeshis die after 'drinking petrol' on migrant boat bound for Greece

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Two Bangladeshi migrants have reportedly died after mistakenly drinking petrol during a journey by sea from Libya to Greece. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Athens, the group... Read More


Rajshahi University teacher takes down Facebook post calling Begum Rokeya an 'infidel'

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Amid widespread criticism and public backlash, Rajshahi University teacher Khandaker Mahmudul Hasan has removed his Facebook post targeting Begum Rokeya, a pioneer of women's rights,... Read More


Asif Mahmud announces independent bid for Dhaka-10 in upcoming election

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a former advisor to the interim government, has announced that he will contest the upcoming 13th national election as an independent candidate from the Dh... Read More


Bangladesh promotes 2,706 college teachers to professor, associate professor ranks

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- The government has elevated 2,706 teachers in government colleges to ranks of professor and associate professor. Among them, 995 associate professors were promoted to professor, whi... Read More


Police detain 11 on second day of protests over 'Secretariat allowance'

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Police have detained 11 people on the second day of protests demanding the introduction of a "Secretariat allowance". Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of the Ramna division, said on ... Read More


Road blockade in Farmgate after Tejgaon College student Sakib dies following clash

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Students of Dhaka's Tejgaon College have blocked the road in Farmgate over the alleged murder of Sakib, one of their classmates. The protest began around 10:30am, bringing traffic t... Read More


One killed in clash between Chhatra Dal factions in Mirsharai

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- A man has been killed in a clash between two factions of the Chhatra Dal, the BNP's student wing, in Chattogram's Mirsharai Upazila. Police and witnesses said the incident unfolded ... Read More


Medical board says Khaleda Zia is being treated under intensive observation

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- BNP chief Khaleda Zia remains under intensive observation in the Critical Care Unit of Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, her medical board has said. A bulletin signed by board head Dr Shah... Read More