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Tk 5.98bn loss in DEMU train project: ACC prosecutes former railway DG, six others

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched proceedings against seven people, including former Bangladesh Railway director-general Towhidul Anwar Chowdhury, accusing them... Read More


Chinese visa office in Dhaka closed from Oct 1-8

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The Chinese visa office in Dhaka will be closed for eight days from Oct 1-8. The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka shared the information in a post on its Facebook page. "As per holid... Read More


'May Bangladesh prosper,' says Barrister Suman before being taken to jail

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, a former MP and prominent social media personality, has been placed under arrest in another case linked to the July Uprising -- this time ov... Read More


Hasina's lawyer claims Amar Desh editor testifying against her 'out of spite'

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The lawyer representing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan has alleged that Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman testified against them at t... Read More


Polytechnic students clear Sat Rasta, announce 'effigy-burning' protest

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Polytechnic institute and diploma engineering students have ended their blockade of the Sat Rasta area in Dhaka's Tejgaon, clearing the major thoroughfare. Jobair Patwary, a s... Read More


Solar interference may disrupt satellite TV broadcasts in Bangladesh for 8 days

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Satellite-based broadcasting operations in Bangladesh may be disrupted for eight days between Sept 29-Oct 6 due to a solar interference, Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (B... Read More


'Technical fault' grounds Biman aircraft in Dubai, leaving 178 passengers stranded

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight has been grounded at Dubai International Airport due to a mechanical fault, leaving 178 passengers stranded. The incident occurred late on T... Read More


Khulna University student dies as jeep overturns into ditch in Sajek

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A student from Khulna University has been killed after a tourist jeep crashed into a ditch on a hillside in Rangamati's Sajek. Eleven others have been injured in the accident.... Read More


'Suspicious movement': US citizen of Bangladeshi origin faces extended interrogation

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a five-day remand for Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a Bangladesh-origin US citizen, following his detention for "suspicious roaming" in a car on Minto Road.... Read More


5,000kg of rice under Food Friendly scheme seized from Brahmanbaria shop

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- A mobile court has seized nearly 5,000kg of rice found in 140 sacks belonging to the government's Food Friendly programme that were being sold at a store a short distance away ... Read More