Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday told parliament that Bangladesh is intensely observing Indian’s internal situation regarding the country’s controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson says they wanted to see a fair election, following a courtesy call he paid on BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Ishraque Hossain at the latter’s Gopibagh residence this evening.

BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation Ishraque Hossain says that activists of the ruling party carried out an attack on his election rally, witnessing a mass wave in favour of “sheaf of paddy” in the election.

Communist Party of Bangladesh’s mayor candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Sajedul Haq Rubel says he would ensure a decrease in unemployment if elected.

Poverty could not stop Rabeya Sultana Rabbi from becoming an expert automobile mechanic, in a society where women are stereotyped in every aspect of life.

A former Supreme Court judge files a writ petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of Tabith Awal’s candidature for concealing information in his affidavit about his property in Singapore.

GK Shamim, a top government listed contractor, is denied bail again in a case filed over amassing Tk 297.08 crore beyond his known source of income.

Grameenphone today filed a review petition with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, seeking its permission to pay Tk 575 crore in 12 equal monthly instalments as adjustable deposit to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Earlier on November 24, the Supreme Court directed Grameenphone to pay Tk 2,000 crore, around 10 times higher than what the carrier was willing to pay as adjustable deposit, to the telecom regulatory body.

The government is likely to consider imposing a temporary suspension on travelling to and from China in the wake of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Zahid Maleque says.

Three private universities have been fined Tk 10 lakh each by the Supreme Court for admitting students beyond the approved intake limit set by University Grants Commission (UGC).

The magnitude 6.8 quake in Turkey left 31 people dead in Elazig province and four in the neighbouring province of Malatya, with more than 1,600 sustaining injuries. The earthquake was followed by more than 700 aftershocks, Disaster and Emergency Authority AFAD says.

Iraqi security forces fired teargas and live bullets in renewed clashes with protesters in Baghdad and other cities, a Reuters witness and security sources say, following a push to clear a sit-in camp in the heart of the capital.

A lawyer who represented and secured bail for a group accused in a fraud case, later became their victim after the group abducted his son.

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver in Dhaka has set an example of honesty by returning a bag -- containing Tk 24,000 in cash, a laptop and land deeds -- to the passenger who had mistakenly left it behind in the vehicle.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has said at least 12 lakh people in Dhaka will get two doses of cholera vaccine in the next month.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on January 26, 2020

There is no level-playing field within the Election Commission as his capacity to address various issues has been curbed, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar says.

Bangladeshi expats have continued their protest programme in Canada’s Toronto for building social awareness and demanding punishment of those involved in laundering money from Bangladesh to the North American country.

A man in possession of two illegal firearms and seven rounds of bullet has been arrested from Lalbagh on suspicion that he was planning violence centring the upcoming city elections.

Supporters of BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation Ishraque Hossain and followers of an Awami League nominated councilor candidate lock in clash during campaigning in Dhaka’s Wari area.