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Zaima campaigns for Tarique in Dhaka-17

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s daughter Zaima Rahman took part in an election campaign on his behalf in the Dhaka-17 constituency on Saturday. The campaign began around noon from the Police

Thailand votes after three PMs in two years

Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from

T20 World Cup begins sans Bangladesh

Cricket’s T20 World Cup begins Saturday after an acrimonious buildup overshadowed by political turmoil, with Bangladesh kicked out and Pakistan refusing to face arch-rivals and co-hosts India. When the first

Hopes around election in offing

THE much‑awaited general election in Bangladesh is just around the corner. After a long disruption of democratic norms, this election is more than a routine exercise. Naturally, it has generated

Bangladeshi teen girl, who was wounded by gunfire from Myanmar, dies

Huzaifa Afnan, who was critically injured by gunfire fired from across the Myanmar border in Teknaf, died at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning after 27 days of

65 injured as police, Inquilab Mancha clash

At least 65 people were injured in a clash between police and supporters of the Inquilab Mancha in front of the Inter Continental Hotel crossing and adjacent areas in the

Workers declares fresh indefinite work stoppage at Ctg Port from Sunday

Port workers have announced a fresh indefinite work stoppage at Chattogram Port from Sunday, protesting at the proposed leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal to foreign operator DP World

Gold price in Bangladesh increases again by Tk 7,640

Gold prices in Bangladesh surged once again on Saturday, with the price of 22-carat gold crossing Tk 260,000 mark per bhori, according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association. In a notification issued