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'Delay will aid fascist forces': BNP's Zahid demands immediate election roadmap

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- BNP leader AZM Zahid Hossain has urged the Election Commission to announce an election roadmap without delay. The BNP Standing Committee member made the call on Friday during a... Read More


Bangladesh government warns media against airing ex-PM Hasina's speeches

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- The interim government has warned media outlets not to publish or broadcast speeches by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying any future violations will lead to immediate ... Read More


Body of missing journalist Bibhuranjan found in Meghna River

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- Police have recovered the body of senior journalist-columnist Bibhuranjan Sarkar from the Meghna River in Munshiganj. He had been reported missing since Thursday morning. Sale... Read More


CID seizes Tk 5bn in assets of manpower exporter Swapan over Malaysia labour racket

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- The Criminal Investigation Department has confiscated assets worth Tk 5 billion from Ruhul Amin Swapon, a controversial manpower exporter and former secretary general of the Ban... Read More


BNP, AL, Jamaat leaders among 42 identified in ACC's Sada Pathar probe

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified 42 people linked to large-scale stone looting from the popular Sada Pathar tourist zone in Sylhet's Companiganj. The list in... Read More


Tribunal opens trial of 16 over Ashulia killings, corpse burning

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- International Crimes Tribunal-2 has indicted 16 people in connection with the killing and burning of six bodies during the July Uprising in Dhaka's Ashulia, paving the way for t... Read More


Fresh clashes erupt between Dhaka College, City College students

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- Clashes have once again broken out between students of Dhaka College and City College in the capital, reportedly leaving several people injured and bringing traffic on Mirpur Ro... Read More


India denies Awami League running 'anti-Bangladesh activities' on its soil

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- India has rejected allegations by the interim government that "fugitive" Awami League leaders and activists are carrying out "anti-Bangladesh activities" from its soil. On Wednesday... Read More


ACC asks 17 NBR officers to submit asset details over 'evidence of illicit wealth'

Bangladesh, Aug. 19 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has asked 17 senior and mid-level officers of the National Board of Revenue to submit statements of their assets and liabilities after investigato... Read More


Protesters demand resignation of Law Advisor Asif Nazrul over Uprising case bail

Bangladesh, Aug. 19 -- Families of the victims and the injured from the July Uprising have demanded the resignation of Law Advisor Asif Nazrul, accusing him of failing to prevent suspects from securin... Read More