At least 15 people were injured after police baton-charged a procession brought out by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists in support of the ongoing non-cooperation movement in Barishal city on Wednesday.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday exercised his franchise through postal ballot for Bangladesh’s upcoming general election slated for January 7 next, urging the countrymen to fulfil their civic duty by
Partners and allies of the Awami League fear defeat in the forthcoming general election on January 7, as they are facing fierce competition from the ruling Bangladesh Awami League-backed independent
The United States drew attention Tuesday to international condemnation of Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus’s conviction in Bangladesh in what his supporters called a politically motivated prosecution. But the US
Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors on Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides from heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The 7.5-magnitude quake
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, on Wednesday urged the people to boycott the January 7 general election instead of going to polling
Amid the surge of new JN.1 Covid variant globally, the National Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19 has suggested the authorities concerned to take necessary initiatives, including mask wearing, to prevent
The conviction of Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus and three colleagues is an abuse of the justice system, which represents a form of political retaliation, says Amnesty International. “The conviction of Yunus
A Japan Airlines plane was in flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft, television reports said. The images on
Despite relaxed conditions for net reserves by the International Monetary Fund, Bangladesh could not meet the foreign exchange reserves target at the end of 2023. According to the IMF loan