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Jamaat chief Shafiqur sets three conditions for 'collaborative' governance

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has promised to build the nation inclusively if his party is given the chance to form the government, while laying out three conditions for gove... Read More


Awami League ban strips Feb 12 vote of democratic legitimacy, Hasina tells ThePrint

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Sheikh Hasina has launched a stinging political broadside against the interim government, accusing Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of replacing constitutional rule with what she calls "... Read More


Dinajpur to be upgraded to city corporation if Jamaat comes to power: Shafiqur

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has given assurances that Dinajpur will be converted into a city corporation if his party gets the opportunity to form a government. He said, "... Read More


North Bangladesh has been mistreated and deprived since independence: Jamaat chief

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said North Bangladesh, despite playing a vital role in bolstering the country's food supply, has been deliberately deprived since the countr... Read More


Goddess Saraswati worshipped with lamps, bells and flowers at 76 DU Puja venues

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Hindu students are conducting Aarti, a ritual of oil lamps and bells, and Pushpanjali, or floral offerings, at different Puja venues In Jagannath Hall ground of Dhaka University to s... Read More


Bangladesh election campaign enters its decisive phase amid verbal sparring and promises

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The final phase of campaigning for the general election have begun in earnest with a sharp exchange of accusations, as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and the... Read More


Another 'shooter' arrested over killing of Dhaka Swecchasebak Dal leader Muchabbir

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch has arrested another alleged shooter accused of killing Swechhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir. The suspect, identified as ... Read More


Feb 12 election to set standard for future polls, says CA Yunus

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says the Feb 12 general elections will set a benchmark for all future polls in Bangladesh. He made the remarks during a maiden courtesy call by newly ap... Read More


Indonesia finds bodies of 10 passengers on crashed surveillance plane

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Indonesian rescuers on Friday had found the bodies of 10 passengers on a fishery surveillance plane that went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province at the weekend, the count... Read More


Titas Gas areas, including Dhaka, to face low pressure for 24 hours from 12pm Saturday

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Low gas pressure will persist for 24 hours in areas under Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution PLC, including Dhaka, due to maintenance work at an LNG terminal. In a press release ... Read More