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Police claim Shammo murder case 'cracked' following arrests

Dhaka, May 27 -- Police claim to have "unravelled the mystery" behind the murder of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a leader of the BNP's student affiliate Chhatra Dal at Dhaka University, following the arrest ... Read More


Journalist Shafik Rehman acquitted in Joy 'abduction and murder attempt' case

Dhaka, May 27 -- Jai Jai Din Editor Shafik Rehman has been acquitted in a case over an alleged plot to abduct and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The decision ... Read More


Ishraque's swearing-in as DSCC mayor delayed as govt awaits court ruling

Dhaka, May 27 -- After the High Court dismissed a writ petition opposing Ishraque Hossain's swearing-in as mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), the Local Government Division had begun pre... Read More


Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on Jun 6

Dhaka, May 27 -- The crescent moon signalling the start of Zil Hajj, the last month of the Islamic calendar, has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, setting the dates for this year's Hajj and Eid-ul-Azha. ... Read More


DU leftist student groups protest Azharul's acquittal in war crimes case

Dhaka, May 27 -- Leaders of left-leaning student organisations at the Dhaka University have staged a protest in response to the Appellate Division's acquittal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Isl... Read More


Police still searching for DU student Shammo murder motive

Dhaka, May 27 -- Authorities have yet to determine the motive behind the killing of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University student and leader of the BNP's student wing, despite multiple arrests and ... Read More


Army denies role in DNCC mosquito control, waste management operations

Dhaka, May 27 -- The Bangladesh Army has rejected a claim by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) administrator that troops will be engaged in Aedes mosquito control activities in the city. In a s... Read More


'Irregularities' at Shuchona Foundation: Meghna Group chief Mostafa barred from travelling abroad

Dhaka, May 27 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Meghna Group Chairman Mostafa Kamal in connection to allegations of irregularities and corruption at Shuchona Foundation, an organisation cha... Read More


Army arrest 'top criminals' Subrata Bain, Molla Masud in Kushtia, two aides in Hatirjheel

Dhaka, May 27 -- Bangladesh Army has arrested two of the country's top-listed criminals Subrata Bain and Abu Rasel Masud alias Molla Masud along with two of their close aides, in coordinated raids in ... Read More


Top court acquits Jamaat's Azharul in war crimes case

Dhaka, May 27 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has acquitted Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a war crimes case, overturning the verdict by the International Crimes Tribunal. A se... Read More