There is a Dhaka most people never meet.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said yesterday that the next general election cannot be held under a proportional representation system unless the law is amended to allow it.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh is working to revive Saarc, largely inactive for years, and is actively pursuing Asean membership.

Some 29 Bangladeshis deported from Italy, Greece and Cyprus for illegal stay and alleged involvement in crimes were flown back to Dhaka yesterday.

Essential goods like rice, fertiliser, and medicines are being quietly smuggled into Myanmar by a syndicate working with the Arakan Army (AA). In return, yaba, crystal meth, and other narcotics pour into Bangladesh, according to BGB and home ministry sources.

Police yesterday recovered the body of a youth from the Turag river after he was allegedly beaten and thrown into it by mob over mugging allegations.

Died after accidentally touching a live wire at a local restaurant

Firearms, crude bomb, and ammunition seized during the drive

Wife pleads for Mamun’s safe return as NCP leaders voice grave concern

Another grandson still missing

Four firefighting units working to douse the blaze

Witnesses say he was recording near the tracks

Interrogation reveals murder linked to his affair with sister-in-law

908 candidates to contest on Oct 15

Warn of legal action if voters’ attendance list not released

Off-days of Padma, Madhumati trains suspended to handle passenger rush

All quota related decisions suspended for now

99% completed facility remains unused nearly two years after partial launch

The MoU was signed yesterday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly

Main purpose of introducing PR system is to create ‘frequent political instability’, he says