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Man held near Pakistan High Commission after posing as DGFI official

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Police have arrested a man in Dhaka's Gulshan for allegedly posing as an assistant director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). The suspect has been ident... Read More


Chief prosecutor says new lead 'links' unnamed cultural figure to Sagar-Runi killings

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam says investigators have found a lead linking a cultural figure to the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sar... Read More


Bangladesh reports three more dengue deaths with 1,097 hospitalised in a day

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has recorded three more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count, taking this year's official toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 93. Hospitals across the country a... Read More


Four more die with measles symptoms in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has recorded four more suspected measles deaths in a 24-hour count. The Directorate General of Health Services said 365 people tested positive for measles during the... Read More


Rising flour, oil and sugar prices add to grocery woes as eggs remain costly

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- After the prices of flour and flour products rose last week, oil and sugar have joined the list of products becoming more costly, while eggs are still being sold at high prices.... Read More


Malaysia clears 312 more Bangladeshi recruiting agencies

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- The Malaysian government has listed 312 more Bangladeshi manpower hiring firms as authorised "associate recruiting agencies" for its labour market. The overseas employment mini... Read More


Ziaul Ahsan arrested in crimes against humanity case over Salahuddin 'disappearance'

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre chief Ziaul Ahsan has been placed under arrest in a crimes against humanity case over the alleged enforced disappearance of H... Read More


'No reason to go home now': Dipu Moni no longer wants bail after husband's death

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Former minister Dipu Moni has sought to withdraw her bail application in a crimes against humanity case, saying she no longer feels an urgency to return home following the death... Read More


Falani's dismembered body: Friend's husband, his associate to be grilled

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- A Dhaka court has allowed police to question two suspects for four days in a case over the recovery of the dismembered body of Suraiya Akter aka Falani, in the capital's Sabujba... Read More


5 more die with measles symptoms, 75 new cases confirmed

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Five more people with measles symptoms have died in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours - three in the Dhaka Division and two in the Sylhet Division. Another 75 fresh cases of the ... Read More