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Nepal's election commission says 120 political parties want to compete in the lower house race that's happening next year. The commission verified applications from groups trying to grab seats in the 275-member House of Representatives, and about a third of these parties are brand-new to the...

Bangladesh and Ireland players were getting ready for their final T20 match in Chattogram while the BPL auction went down back in Dhaka. Rangpur Riders captain Nurul Hasan Sohan hopped on a flight after playing the previous game, and he suited up for franchise duties alongside Mohammad Ashraful...

Bangladesh Bank just tacked on another five years to their 8,000-crore taka Islamic bond that was supposed to wrap up at the end of this month. The Sukuk got issued for a clean water project, and regulators decided to push the deadline out to 2030 after their Shariah committee signed off on...

Bangladesh just bumped up fuel costs by 2 taka across the board for all the different types. The government dropped a notice saying diesel went from 102 to 104 per liter, petrol climbed from 118 to 120, octane moved from 122 to 124, and kerosene jumped from 114 to 116. The Ministry of Power...

The BPL auction wrapped up with all six teams locking down their rosters through a mix of direct grabs and bidding wars. Chattogram Royals dropped the fattest bag on Mohammad Naim Sheikh at 1.1 crore taka, making him the priciest local pickup this season. Rangpur Riders snagged Mahmudullah...

Bangladesh threw a ceramics showcase at the Bashundhara Convention Center, and the manufacturers' association brought in exhibitors from 25 different countries for their annual trade show. Foreign Adviser Towhid Hossain showed up to hand out trophies and mentioned how the ceramics game went from...

Bangladesh Olympic Association held their yearly member meeting down in Cox's Bazar and picked a fresh lineup for the committee. General Waker-Uz-Zaman kept his spot running things as president, and they locked in a 28 crore taka budget for next year. The group also let the Squash Rackets...

Metro Rail in Dhaka got shut down after two guys climbed onto a train in sketchy spots between the coaches. Md Ahsan Ullah Sharifi from the transit project said one person made it to the roof at Secretariat Metro Station, and security had to break out a ladder to try grabbing him. They found...

Two veteran Bangladesh cricketers finally got picked up after nobody wanted them at first. Mahmudullah Riyad went to Rangpur Riders, and Mushfiqur Rahim signed with Rajshahi Warriors for their original asking price of 35 lakh taka. Both teams decided to keep them in Category B instead of bumping...

The Bangladesh Community in France gave out awards to 30 students at their yearly event in Paris. Khondker M Talha, who reps Bangladesh at UNESCO and works as ambassador to France, showed up as the main guest. The ceremony recognized 10 kids who finished their French Baccalauréat, 3 undergrads...

An investigation panel dropped their findings about the 2009 border guard bloodbath that killed 73 people and basically said Sheikh Hasina ran the whole thing with help from India. The commission chair pointed fingers at the ousted prime minister plus a bunch of top Awami League politicians and...

Bangladesh's foreign affairs guy said his government wants Sheikh Hasina sent back from India after she got convicted, but he doesn't think the extradition drama will mess up other bilateral stuff between the two countries. Touhid Hossain mentioned they're still pushing for the Teesta water...

Pakistan's government basically told the UN human rights boss to kick rocks after he complained about giving their top military guy lifetime legal protection from any prosecution. The foreign ministry clapped back saying they're totally committed to constitutional freedoms and that the UN dude...

Bangladesh's election chief met with government department heads to lock down logistics for the upcoming national vote and constitutional referendum happening at the same time. Secretary Akhtar Ahmed told reporters the commission wants two voting booths per room since both ballots are getting...

Some engineering students at SUST dropped a presentation about their water filter contraption that runs off solar power and apparently won them 45,000 taka in startup cash. The thing called HydroHope can supposedly turn saltwater into drinkable stuff without needing electricity or chemicals...

Some Canadian politicians rolled through the Cox's Bazar refugee camps to check out what nearly a million Rohingya people are dealing with after they bounced from Myanmar. Senator Salma Ataullahjan and MPs Salma Zahid and Sameer Zuberi spent two days walking around the camps, talking to kids and...

Dhaka University threw together a prayer session at their Senate building mosque for Khaleda Zia after her health went downhill. Vice-Chancellor Niaz Ahmed Khan showed up with a bunch of faculty members and staff to ask for her recovery, and he gave a short speech about how she contributed to...

The courts in Dhaka gave the ACC permission to grab tax records for former lawmaker Mirza Azam and his spouse Dewan Aleya because corruption probes need that financial paperwork. Judge Md Sabbir Faiz signed off on the whole thing after anti-corruption officials said they needed those files to do...

Pakistan absolutely demolished Sri Lanka in the tri-series final at Rawalpindi Stadium after their bowlers choked out the visitors for just 114 runs. Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Shah Afridi each grabbed three wickets while the Lankan batting lineup completely collapsed, dropping nine wickets for...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho showed up at Bamonpara Government Primary School in Meherpur Sadar and handed out school supplies to 18 fifth graders right before their big completion exam. The kids got notebooks, pens, geometry boxes, and other gear that turned what's usually a sad goodbye into...