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Fire Service launches its own investigation into Shahjalal airport cargo fire

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence has formed a five-strong committee to investigate the fire at the import cargo complex of Shahjalal International Airport. Shajahan ... Read More


BUP student 'rape': Key suspect Sohel to be interrogated for 3 days

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have secured three days to question Sohel Rosario, the prime suspect in the case over alleged rape of a Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student in Savar. Dhaka A... Read More


Crude bomb explodes near NCP meeting hall in Bogura, no casualties reported

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A crude bomb has exploded outside the venue of a National Citizen Party coordination meeting in Bogura. No casualties were reported. Inside the Bogura District Council hall on Mond... Read More


No security concerns ahead of February polls, says EC secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said law-enforcing agencies do not find the current situation "worrying" ahead of the parliamentary polls, expected in the first half o... Read More


Politicians losing unity after mass uprising, says BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Politicians across the country are "losing their unity" after the student-led mass uprising, says Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The BNP secretary general made the comment at an event... Read More


Dhaka court orders murder case over actor Salman Shah's death after 29 years

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the filing of a murder case in connection with the death of popular film actor Salman Shah, nearly three decades after his death rocked Bangladesh's enterta... Read More


Nasir, Afridi chatty in court, Salim, Solaiman quiet

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- MyTV Chairman Nasir Uddin and his son, YouTuber Tawhid Afridi, were seen chatting in the dock of the Dhaka court where they were brought on Monday morning. In contrast, former membe... Read More


Exporters 'alarmed', foreign buyers 'anxious' after cargo village fire, says EAB

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB) has said that the country's exporters are "alarmed" and foreign buyers are "anxious" after the fire at the cargo village at Dhaka's Hazr... Read More


Journalist beaten by 'mob' in Chattogram's Sitakunda

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- A mob has beaten up a local journalist in Chattogram's Sitakunda before handing him over to the police. He has since been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The incident took pla... Read More


Elections: Election Commission in dialogue with law-enforcing agencies

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The Election Commission (EC) has begun a dialogue with representatives of law-enforcing agencies to ensure the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election is conducted in a free, p... Read More