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Crude bomb explodes near NCP meeting hall in Bogura, no casualties reported

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A crude bomb has exploded outside the venue of a National Citizen Party coordination meeting in Bogura. No casualties were reported. Inside the Bogura District Council hall on Mond... Read More


Public support cannot be suppressed by terrorism, former MP AK Azad says

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Former MP and ex-FBCCI chief AK Azad has said the attack on his campaign was a consequence of his opposition to extortion and the illegal extraction of sand from the Padma River. Sp... Read More


Bangladesh records over 50 fatalities from dengue in October

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Over the past 24 hours, dengue has claimed four more lives in Bangladesh, raising this year's death toll to 249, while 942 people have been admitted to hospitals around the country. ... Read More


Home Advisor Jahangir signals 'doubts' over election preparedness

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has acknowledged seeing "doubts" over law and order preparedness ahead of the parliamentary elections. After a meeting at the Secretariat on Mon... Read More


Bangladeshi journalist Imran selected for PEN Canada's 'Voices of Freedom'

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Bangladeshi journalist and writer Abdullah Al Imran has been selected for the international reading series "Voices of Freedom", organised by literary organisation PEN Canada. The ev... Read More


No security concerns ahead of February polls, says EC secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said law-enforcing agencies do not find the current situation "worrying" ahead of the parliamentary polls, expected in the first half o... Read More


Politicians losing unity after mass uprising, says BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Politicians across the country are "losing their unity" after the student-led mass uprising, says Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The BNP secretary general made the comment at an event... Read More


Dhaka court orders murder case over actor Salman Shah's death after 29 years

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the filing of a murder case in connection with the death of popular film actor Salman Shah, nearly three decades after his death rocked Bangladesh's enterta... Read More


Bangladesh on radar of new Asia-Pacific hacker group 'Mysterious Elephant'

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A new hacker group named "Mysterious Elephant" has been detected operating across the Asia-Pacific region, according to Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). The gr... Read More


July Uprising murder cases to be tried at Speedy Trial Tribunal, special panel to oversee prosecution

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The cases filed on charges of murder committed on the orders of the Awami League government to suppress the student-led mass movement during the July Uprising, excluding cases pendin... Read More