New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bangladesh is poised barely two days away from one of the most consequential elections since its independence in 1971, with its 13th national election to be held on Thursday, February 12, to select its next government and a Prime Minister. A ban on the Awami League, ousted in August 2024 in a student-led protest, pits the contest primarily between two major groups, one led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the other by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. For years, Aw…
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Ahmedabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch, in a joint operation with Banaskantha Police, has arrested Yunus, identified as the suspected kingpin and main supplier in an organised child kidnapping and trafficking racket, officials said on Wednesday.The arrest is directly linked to the investigation into the trafficking of a 15-day-old infant rescued on January 29 and is being treated as a key development in the case.Speaking to IANS, a Crime Branch official said, “Yunus was apprehended f…
Dhaka, Jan 5 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp increase in road crashes and casualties in 2025, leaving 9,111 people dead and 14,812 injured in 6,729 accidents, raising concerns over poor road safety and infrastructure in the country, according to a welfare platform.Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare platform, revealed the data while addressing a press conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity on Sunday.Citing news reports, the…