Two shot dead in Pabna over ‘cattle market lease dispute’
A cattle market leaseholder and a local BNP leader were shot to death by unidentified miscreants reportedly over the market lease dispute in Pabna Sadar upazila on Thursday evening.
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BNP’s Mirza Faisal wins Thakurgaon-1 by-election
BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has won the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, defeating his closest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Delawar Hosen, by 131,336 votes.
Power start-up process at Rooppur Unit 1 gets clearance
The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) has approved power start-up at Unit 1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, allowing the facility to begin a new phase of commissioning before supplying electricity to the national grid.
Cause of ex-BAF officer’s death to be known after autopsy: Home Minister
The cause of death of retired Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Flight Lieutenant Tahsif Souri will be known after the completion of the preliminary investigation and autopsy, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday.
Voting underway in Thakurgaon-1 by-polls
Voting is underway in the by-election for the Thakurgaon-1 constituency (Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli), the seat vacated by President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
4 killed as bus hits parked truck in Rangpur
Four people have been killed after a passenger bus rammed the back of a parked, soil-laden dump truck on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Rangpur’s Mithapukur. At least 15 others were injured. They were rescued and admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
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