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'Don't be surprised if Modi kills Hasina,' Badruddin Umar said in ICT testimony

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- In a written statement to the International Crimes Tribunal before his death, Marxist thinker Badruddin Umar had warned that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted in the J... Read More


Bangladesh Army rejects 'rumours' of role in student union polls in 3 universities

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Bangladesh Army has dismissed speculation that it would intervene in the upcoming central student union elections at several universities, saying a "vested group" was spread... Read More


Durga Puja to be celebrated at over 33,000 pavilions across Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be staged at more than 33,000 pavilions across Bangladesh this year, according to Home Advisor Md Jahangi... Read More


Is Hasina bringing Joy, Putul into Awami League leadership?

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Former prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after being ousted in the July Uprising, has reportedly finalised a plan to bring her son Sajeeb Wa... Read More


Submit fake papers, lose your US visa forever: US Embassy in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The US Embassy in Dhaka has said that submitting false information or forged documents can result in a permanent ban on visas under US immigration law. On Monday, the embassy m... Read More


Chhatra Dal, Shibir allege 'cyberattacks' on DUCSU candidates' Facebook accounts

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The Jatiyabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir have alleged that several Facebook accounts belonging to candidates from their Dhaka University Central Students' Unio... Read More


Man faces charges after 'using BNP chief Khaleda's illness' as pretext to swindle Tk 150mn

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Police have filed a case against a man accused of defrauding people of Tk 150 million by using the illness of former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia as a pretext. The ... Read More


Death toll climbs to 14 in youth-led protests against Nepal social media ban

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The death toll in the youth-led protests against corruption and the government's social media ban in Kathmandu has now hit 14, according to Nepal-based news outlet The Himalayan... Read More


Bangladesh football team stranded at Kathmandu hotel as youth protests rock Nepal

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Bangladesh's national football team is confined to their hotel in Kathmandu as anti-government protests escalate in Nepal. The death toll from a protest against corruption and ... Read More


Former secretary Abu Alam sent to jail in Anti-Terrorism case

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- A Dhaka court has ordered Abu Alam Shahid Khan, a former senior secretary, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Shahbagh Police Station. The order was issued... Read More