A crude bomb was blasted in front of Grameen Bank’s headquarters in the capital’s Mirpur area early Monday. According to police, the incident took place around 3:45AM with no casualties were reported. Efforts are underway to trace two individuals, riding on a motorcycle, responsible for the sabotage, said Mirpur Model Police Station OC Sajjad Roman. ”We are visited the spot. ...

Miscreants set on fire to two buses in Dhaka’s Merul Badda and Shahjadpur areas early Monday. Getting information at an early hours, Fire Service personnel went to the spots and doused the blaze. According to duty officer Rashed Bin Khaled, the incidents were reported around 5:40AM that two buses belonging to Victor Paribahan were torched at Merul Badda and Shahjadpur. ...

Assistant teachers of government primary schools reversed their work abstention decision late on Sunday, hours after withdrawing their sit-in. At an early hours, they announced that their non-stop sit-in programme would continue alongside the strike. After a meeting with government representatives at the Secretariat on Sunday night, Mohammad Shamsuddin Masud, central convener of the Primary Assistant Teachers’ Unity Council, announced ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has assured that the government is determined to hold the national elections in the first half of February, dismissing any confusion or concerns about delays. Dr. Asif made the statement on Sunday morning after meeting with judges at the Legal Aid Office in Chief Judicial Magistrate Court building in Rajshahi. “There ...

Aam Janatar Dal Member Secretary Tarek Rahman ended his six-day hunger strike on Sunday evening after a personal request from BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed. Following the end of his protest, Tarek was taken to Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital by ambulance for medical treatment. Earlier in the day, Salahuddin visited Tarek in front of Election Commission (EC) headquarters in Agargaon, ...

Motorists in part of south-east London are less likely to be hit with penalty charge notices (PCNs) this week as traffic wardens begin industrial action. On Monday 10 November, civil enforcement officers in Bromley will embark on action short of a strike for a week, after pay talks with their employer broke down. Bromley traffic wardens who are GMB union ...

King Charles III will lead the nation in a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT on Sunday during the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph. He is set to lay a wreath at the monument in central London as part of the service to remember those who died in conflict. Services will also take place in communities across the UK, ...

Former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy has granted bail in five separate cases. A High Court bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Sagir Hossain on Sunday gave the bail approval after a hearing. Barrister Sara Hossain was present in the court for Ivy. Earlier on May, the court rejected Ivy’s prayer in a case ...

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted chargesheets in 17 cases against former adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on private industry and investment Salman F Rahman and several of his associates over allegations of laundering $97 million abroad under the guise of foreign trade. CID Special Superintendent of Police Jasim Uddin Khan confirmed the development in a message ...

A Cambodian chef is one of a few women looking to revive her culture’s nearly forgotten Khmer recipes; her recent cookbook, Saoy, was named ‘the best cookbook in the world’. Cambodian (also known as Khmer) cuisine consists of subtle curries and fresh flavours, yet despite its palate-pleasing complexity, it has barely made it onto the international map. In recent years, ...