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Bangladesh’s population hits 175.7 million: UNFPA report

Bangladesh’s population is estimated at 175.7 million of which half are women, two-thirds (115 million) in the working-age group (aged 15-64), presenting a window of opportunity to harness the demographic

16 shops burnt in Gazipur market fire

Sixteen shops were gutted in a fire broke out at a kitchen market in Konabari area of Gazipur on early Monday. Station officer of Konabari Fire Station Saiful Islam said

Individuals convicted by ICT ineligible to contest polls: AG

The people who will be convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) are ineligible to contest any election in the country in future, Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman said on Saturday.

Bangladesh to cooperate with Malaysia in terror investigation: foreign ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said that Bangladesh would cooperate with Malaysia in the ‘terror investigation’ as the Malaysian authorities announced that they had arrested 36 Bangladeshis in

Former CEC ATM Shamsul Huda dies

Former chief election commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda passed away at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning. He was 83. Shamsul Huda was declared dead at the hospital around

Any form of fascism must be resisted: Jamaat ameer

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday urged his party leaders and activists to forge strong resistance against what they said fascism whether it is old or new one. ‘We

So far 24 people reportedly killed in Texas flash flood

The death toll from flash floods in south-central Texas rose to 24 on Friday, officials said, as the search for at least 20 girls missing from a summer camp continued.

82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid

Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday. Israel’s military did not have