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Three demands tabled, clubs threaten league boycott over BCB election

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Forty‑eight clubs in Dhaka have united to declare that, unless three specific demands are met, they will boycott the forthcoming league and all domestic cricket in protest of th... Read More


Khagrachhari blockade withdrawn after days of unrest over alleged rape of Marma teen

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Jumma Chhatra-Janata has called off a blockade that had been enforced for four days in Khagrachhari following unrest triggered by the alleged rape of a Marma teenager. The decisi... Read More


UP Chairman Alfu Mia, suspect linked to 'Sada Pathor loot', arrested

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Kazi Abdul Wadud Alfu Mia, the chairman of Telikhal Union and a prominent figure in the local Awami League, has been arrested over alleged connections with the illegal sand and stone ... Read More


Tajbir, PK Halder's associate, sent to jail after airport arrest

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Tajbir Hasan, an associate of fugitive money laundering suspect Proshanta Kumar Halder, has been sent to jail following his arrest at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. He was ... Read More


British lawmakers call for action over human rights 'decline' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A group of British lawmakers has voiced concern over what they describe as a "deteriorating" human rights situation in Bangladesh, urging the UK government, alongside the United Natio... Read More


Bangladesh reports another dengue death, 374 hospitalisations in a day

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The health directorate has reported another death due to dengue fever in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease to 203 this year. The latest vict... Read More


'Bodies float in rivers with killings every day', says Jatiya Party's Anisul

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of a faction of the Jatiya Party, has said Bangladesh has seen a breakdown in law and order, pointing to daily killings and bodies found in rivers as sig... Read More


Relief for fishermen as private lease on Gohala River reversed

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The administration in Ullapara Upazila of Sirajganj has cancelled the lease of the Gohala River that had been granted by a local mosque committee, bringing relief to over 100 fishing ... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur urges Islamic clerics to lead Bangladesh alongside mosques

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has expressed hope that the country's Islamic scholars, known as Ulama, will provide leadership not only in mosques but also in national affairs.... Read More


Flames erupt at scrap warehouse in Chattogram's Bakalia

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A fire has broken out at a scrap warehouse in the Kalpolok residential area of Bakalia in Chattogram. According to the Fire Service control room, four units from Chandanpura and Lama... Read More