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Tangail-4 by-poll Oct 28

The by-poll to the Tangail-4 constituency, which has been vacant since sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique resigned from the
15 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Subscribers to be notified if SIM re-registration needed: Tarana

Subscribers who need to re-register their SIM cards will be notified by text messages from their respective mobile phone operators, says Posts and Telecommunications State Minister Tarana Halim.
13 September 2015, 14:39 PM

Nazmul Huda acquitted of extortion case

The High Court today scraped a lower court verdict that had sentenced former BNP minister Nazmul Huda to 12 years' imprisonment in an extortion case.
10 September 2015, 15:41 PM

Cops fire on anti-VAT student demo: 15 hurt

East West University students clash with police during demonstration protesting VAT on tuition fees. Badda-Rampura road blockaded for half-an-hour.
9 September 2015, 10:00 AM

Children must be enrolled in class-I without written test: PM

Stressing that education is a basic right, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says children must be enrolled in Class-I without any written admission test.
8 September 2015, 12:59 PM

HC scraps plea for blocking gazette notification

The High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition that sought its directive on the chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council not to issue a gazette notification on the results of the council's elections held on August 26.
7 September 2015, 18:00 PM

EC starts updating Dhaka voters today

The Election Commission-appointed enumerators will start going door-to-door in Dhaka metropolitan area from today to collect data of citizens to update the electoral roll and prepare National Identity (NID) cards.
6 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Bandarban ex-mayor arrested

A former municipality mayor and an incumbent councillor of Bandarban were arrested yesterday on charge of making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Land disputes leave one dead, 25 injured

A man was killed and at least 25 others were injured in clashes over land disputes in Sylhet and Lalmonirhat districts on Friday night.
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Historic Atia Mosque risks being lost for lack of care

It is in the distant past that the landlord of Atia, Said Khan Panee, set his mind to the task of building a mosque on the bank of the
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bar council polls today

The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the licencing and regulatory body for lawyers, will be held today.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Campaign starts to increase number of female voters

Nine civil society and rights organisations yesterday launched a campaign, "Women Count", aiming at creating awareness among people
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

EC requests project DD's removal

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday requested the public administration ministry to withdraw an EC project's deputy director while a
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

3 dead fetuses found in Mymensingh

Bodies of three fetuses are found from a canal in Mymensingh town.
17 August 2015, 07:30 AM

SC receives Ekattor videos on ‘sub-judice’ matter

The Supreme Court receives the video recording of a private satellite channel Ekattor TV on a report and talk show on conversation between two judges.
16 August 2015, 04:40 AM

Hamid inquires about condition of Pranab’s wife

President Abdul Hamid calls his Indian counterpart over phone to inquire about the health condition of his wife now undergoing treatment at Army Hospital there.
15 August 2015, 16:12 PM

Decomposed body found

Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man, aged about 40, from a field in Sujanagar upazila of the district yesterday.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s top court suggests 2 formulas for next two elections

With the political crisis over the mode of a polls-time cabinet still unresolved, the High Court has come up with two formulas for the interim government to assist the Election Commission in holding the next two parliamentary elections.
12 August 2015, 18:00 PM

6 Jamalpur war crimes suspects to be tried in absentia

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 decides to try six accused from Jamalpur in absentia for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
11 August 2015, 11:59 AM

Suicide attack in KSA kills 4 Bangladeshis

Four Bangladesh nationals are killed and four other injured in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Saudi Arabia.
9 August 2015, 11:24 AM