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Traders attacked during anti-extortion human chain in Karwan Bazar

TDS Desk: Traders came under attack on Monday while staging an anti-extortion human chain in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area. According to witnesses, around 150 to 200 people, under the

Winter clothing sales boom as cold wave grips the capital

TDS Desk: A biting cold wave is gripping parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, during this Bengali month of Poush. It has become difficult to go outside without

The terrifying face of mob lynching

TDS Desk: Over the past 16 months in Bangladesh, various crimes have been committed in the name of mob violence. These include arson attacks, and looting of homes and industrial

35,000 BGB members to be deployed for national election: home adviser

Staff Correspondent: Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said around 35,000 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members will be deployed during the upcoming national parliamentary election. He

UGC to be dissolved, ‘Bangladesh Higher Education Commission’ to be formed

TDS Desk: The interim government has moved to dissolve the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh and establish a stronger, statutory body titled the Bangladesh Higher Education Commission. On December

Bangladesh urges Indian quarters to stop misleading narratives

UNB: Bangladesh has called upon different quarters in India to refrain from spreading misleading narratives that undermines the spirit of good-neighbourly relations and mutual trust. “Our attention has been drawn