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Sazzat Ali steps down as DMP chief

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has stepped down from his post amid a reshuffle in the police ranks after the new government assumed office. Sazzat... Read More


Ali Hossain Fakir takes charge as Bangladesh's new police chief

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Md Ali Hossain Fakir has assumed office as Bangladesh's inspector general of police (IGP), a day after the government announced his appointment. Police Headquarters said in a statem... Read More


No new Pilkhana commission, govt to act on existing recommendations: home minister

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government will implement the findings of the independent national commission that investigated the 2009 Pilkhana massacre. He made the r... Read More


Government appoints Monjur Morshed Chowdhury as home secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The government has appointed retired secretary Monjur Morshed Chowdhury as the secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs on a one-year contract. The Ministry of Public Administratio... Read More


NCP calls BNP-linked city corporation administrator appointments 'abuse of power'

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has described the appointment of BNP-backed administrators in six city corporations as "an abuse of power", warning that the move could undermine a l... Read More


Former ICT chief prosecutor Tajul rejects corruption allegations

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Recently removed chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam has said the allegations of corruption levelled against him while serving at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) are "false... Read More


4 police officers 'withdrawn' over Suhrawardy Udyan assault on student, journalists

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Four policemen have been withdrawn from their duties following the alleged assault on a Dhaka University student and two journalists during a raid at the Suhrawardy Udyan. The incid... Read More


Japan pledges economic, defence deals will be honoured, government to review 'national interest'

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Japan has "assured" the new government that economic and defence agreements signed during the interim tenure will be implemented, though the BNP administration says it will first exa... Read More


Sarwar Alam reappointed president's press secretary for a year

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Retired information cadre officer Md Sarwar Alam has been reappointed as press secretary to President Md Shahabuddin, filling a post that had remained vacant for more than a year. T... Read More


PM Tarique's intervention leads to rescue of kidnapped schoolboy within an hour

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A desperate father burst into the prime minister's office (PMO) in tears after learning his schoolboy son had been kidnapped. Within minutes, Tarique Rahman picked up the phone and o... Read More