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Dissatisfaction grows in BNP as leaders remain in hiding
Dissatisfaction is brewing among the rank and file of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party after its frontline leaders, including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, went into hiding in the face cases filed against them. Full storyHelp get my father back
Saiara Nawal, the only daughter of missing BNP organising secretary M Ilias Ali, in a letter to the visiting US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, sought her help to get back her father saying ‘none could give my daddy back to me’. Full storyPranab in town
Dhaka and Washington sign declaration on ‘partnership dialogue’
BNP leader remains missing in Ctg
A local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party went missing after going out of his house at Damma Pukurpar of Pathantuli in the city late Friday. The police said that Ziaur Rahman Zia, publicity... Full storyUS drone strike kills 10 people in Pakistan
A US drone attack targeting a ‘militant’ compound killed at least 10 ‘insurgents’ in a troubled Pakistani tribal district along the Afghan border early Saturday, security officials said. Full storyUS tags duty-free access to TICFA
The United States once again turned down Bangladesh’s request for duty- and quota-free access for garment export, saying the issue could be resolved after the Trade and Investment Cooperation... Full storyJU students call off agitation as PM intervenes
BUET teachers suspend strike, classes resume Monday
The teachers of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, who had been on strike since April 7, on Saturday suspend their agitation for one month and decided to take classes after... Full storyCommission in the offing for automatic fuel oil price adjustment
The government was preparing to appoint a commission for automatic adjustment of fuel oil prices in the domestic market in keeping with the international market trends to appease the International Monetary Fund, officials said on Saturday. Full storyBCMCL to send coal extraction proposal to authorities this week
Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited would send its proposal to Petrobangla later this week for the extraction of coal from five deposits under public-private partnerships or joint venture arrangements... Full storyBuddha Purnima today
The Buddhist community across the country will celebrate Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the community today. Buddha Purnima is a Buddhist festival that marks Gautam Buddha’s birth, enlightenment... Full story4 killed in road mishap
Four motorcycle riders were killed in a collision with a goods-laden easy bike at Bhogpara on Pakundia-Kotiadi road in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj on Friday night. The deceased were... Full storyFertility treatment babies prone to serious defects: study
Children conceived with the aid of fertility treatments are more likely to be born with serious physical defects, according an Australian study published Saturday. Conception using treatments like ovulation.. Full storyDipu Moni to meet Bansal over Teesta deal next week
The Bangladesh foreign minister, Dipu Moni, is expected to meet the Indian water resources minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, during her visit to New Delhi next week and they are expected to discuss ways... Full storyNooruzzaman’s death anniv today
