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Another anti-terrorism case keeps ex-major Sadikul behind bars

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Former army major Md Sadikul Haque has been placed under arrest in connection with another case under the Anti-Terrorism Act, days after a court rejected a police bid to implica... Read More


Dhaka rolls out pink bus service for women, minister says 'it must not disappear'

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has launched a special pink bus service to make travel safer and more comfortable for women on Dhaka roads. Inaugurating the se... Read More


ICT seeks Interpol red notice for ex-Army chief Aziz Ahmed

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutors have sought an Interpol red notice for former Army chief Aziz Ahmed over a "crimes against humanity" case stemming from the 2013 ... Read More


Bangladesh seeks stronger India trade, investment and industrial cooperation

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh has stressed the need to expand business, trade and industrial cooperation with India by overcoming the recent diplomatic strains between the two neighbours. Commerc... Read More


Bangladesh Bank lets S Alam's SS Power-1 import fully on credit until December 2027

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh Bank has allowed S Alam Group's SS Power-1 to import goods entirely on credit. The Chattogram-based power producer faces allegations of money laundering and looting ... Read More


Cautionary Signal 3 at four seaports as monsoon low deepens over Bay

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised the country's four seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as a monsoon low persists over the northwestern Bay of Be... Read More


Hearing on appeal of Jamaat's Abul Kalam Azad set for Aug 31

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set Aug 31 for a hearing on whether an appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami's former Rukon (member) Abul Kalam Azad, who was sentenced... Read More


258 women, 83 girls killed in Bangladesh from January to July: Mahila Parishad

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- A total of 258 women and 83 girls have been killed in Bangladesh in the first seven months of 2026, the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has reported. Of the 341 killings, 63 were li... Read More


How 29 Bangladeshis drifted into Egypt after Mediterranean ordeal

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Cairo has released an initial report detailing the survival of 29 Europe-bound Bangladeshi migrants rescued off Egypt's Marsa Matrouh after drifting in... Read More


Tribunal summons Shyamal Dutta, 2 other journalists in crimes against humanity case

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Three journalists have been ordered to appear before the International Crimes Tribunal in a new case over crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising. They are S... Read More