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DUCSU accused of building 'July Nirbhik' memorial without proper clearances

Dhaka, Sept. 9 -- The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) has been accused of constructing a permanent memorial titled 'July Nirbhik' (Fearless July) on the Dhaka University campus withou... Read More


Lightning strike triggers gas-line riser fire at Tuku's Sirajganj residence

Sirajganj, Sept. 9 -- A lightning strike triggered a fire at a gas-line riser at the residence of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku in Sirajganj on Wednesday, caus... Read More


Two Bangladeshi women return home after serving two-year jail terms in India

Benapole, Sept. 9 -- Two Bangladeshi women returned home through the Benapole land port on Tuesday after serving jail terms in India. The returnees were identified as Laboni Biswas, daughter of Labu ... Read More


Gas supply to remain suspended for 8 hours in parts of Dhaka Thursday

Dhaka, Sept. 9 -- Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours in several areas of Dhaka on Thursday due to pipeline relocation and tie-in work under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, Titas G... Read More


BNP must change 'old practices or risk becoming irrelevant': Sarjis

Bhola, Sept. 9 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam on Wednesday said the BNP will gradually become irrelevant in Bangladesh if it fails to break away from its... Read More


Parliament scraps controversial bank ownership provision

Dhaka, Sept. 9 -- Parliament on Wednesday passed the Bank Resolution (Amendment) Bill, 2026, scrapping a controversial provision that had created an avenue for former shareholders of banks brought und... Read More


Another parliamentary committee formed, two others reconstituted

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 9 -- The Parliamentary Committee on Estimates was constituted on Wednesday, taking the total number of committees formed so far in the 13th Parliament to 46. BNP lawmaker Reza K... Read More


Smokescreen in India over Ganga Treaty extension alarming: Farakka Committee

Dhaka, Sept. 9 -- The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has said that Indian leaders making centre-state negotiations on Ganges water a condition for extending the 30-year treaty with Bangladesh i... Read More


Khokon's conduct that led CJ to leave courtroom was not proper: Asaduzzaman

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 9 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday told Parliament that the conduct of Supreme Court Bar Association President AM Mahbub Uddin Khoko... Read More


Roads and Bridges Minister briefs JS on initiatives to reap potential of Karnaphuli Tunnel

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 9 -- The Karnaphuli Tunnel, the first road tunnel beneath a river in Bangladesh and in fact the entire South Asian region, was built at a total cost of Tk 10,255.29 crore, Road T... Read More