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Environment human rights defenders' protection must be ensured: Rizwana

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday stressed the need to ensure the protection of environmental human rights defenders and bring their safety under a legal framework.... Read More


From posters to punchlines: How Bangladesh's politics got 'Meme-ified'

Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 11 -- Bangladesh now stands at a threshold where the familiar theatre of politics is being rewritten before our very eyes. Once, the story was told through posters plastered on... Read More


Autorickshaw in wedding entourage collides with bus in Gaibandha; 1 dead, 8 injured

, Oct. 10 -- One person was killed and at least eight others injured when a wedding party's autorickshaw collided with a passenger bus in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha on Friday night. Two of the i... Read More


Haal makers go to Kerala HC after censor board denies certificate over "Beef Biryani" Scene

, Oct. 10 -- Shane Nigam's upcoming romantic drama Haal has landed in trouble after the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) suggested 15 changes in the film, including a scene where the characte... Read More


Govt says efforts underway to free journalist Shahidul Alam

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Efforts are underway to free Bangladeshi journalist and writer Shahidul Alam, who has been in an 'Israeli prison', with the help of Turkey, according to a Facebook post shared on the... Read More


Bangladesh among beneficiaries as Germany makes record €11.8 b climate contribution

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- ever contribution to tackling climate change and supporting vulnerable countries like Bangladesh, according to the latest figures reported to the European Commission for 2024. Germa... Read More


7-year-old drowns in pond in Maheshpur

, Oct. 10 -- year-old boy drowned while bathing with friends in a pond in Sejia village of Maheshpur upazila, Jhenaidah on Friday afternoon. The deceased, Yakim Hasan, was son of Rezaul Islam of the ... Read More


Government committed to free, fair and neutral February election: Home Adviser

, Oct. 10 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the government is determined to ensure that the upcoming February elections are free, fair, and neutral. ... Read More


Head-on collision between bus and truck in Narail injures 15

, Oct. 10 -- At least 15 people, including women and children, were injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck in Narail Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred in fr... Read More


BNP categorically against proportional representation: AZM Zahid Hossain

, Oct. 10 -- Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of BNP's Standing Committee, has said that the party does not support elections under the proportional representation (PR) system under any circumstances. ... Read More