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Deepika and Ranveer mark Diwali with daughter Dua's first public appearance

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have ushered in Diwali with the public introduction of their daughter, Dua Padukone Singh. On Tuesday, the Bollywood couple shared a series of pho... Read More


Dhaka customs to stay open Friday, Saturday after Shahjalal Cargo Village fire

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Dhaka Custom House will keep customs clearance operations open round-the-clock on Friday and Saturday to manage the fallout from the recent blaze at the Cargo Village of Shahjala... Read More


Interim government must adopt a 'caretaker' model before polls, says BNP's Amir Khosru

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the interim government must immediately begin functioning in the manner of a "caretaker" administration for the sake of neutra... Read More


Detained Army officers 'innocent', acted on 'Hasina's orders': lawyer

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Lawyers representing the Army officers who were sent to jail in three cases of crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances and killings, allegedly committed during the... Read More


BUET student arrested under Cyber Security Act amid late-night protests

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Police have arrested a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) amid overnight protests on campus. Sreeshant Roy, a student of BUET's Department of Elec... Read More


How and why Oxfam published the Testimony of Sixty

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Testimony of Sixty on the Crisis in Bengal carried statements and articles written by famous figures such as Mother Teresa and Senator Edward Kennedy, along with well-known journ... Read More


Dhaka Metro to charge commuters Tk 100 for entry to stations without travel

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Commuters who enter any metro rail station in Dhaka by scanning their card but leave without making a trip will be charged a Tk 100 penalty, authorities say. The rule has been intro... Read More


Cargo chaos at Shahjalal airport as clearance backlog after blaze strands importers

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Days after the devastating fire at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport, importers are still struggling to receive consignments as clearance drags and ad-hoc workarounds falter. ... Read More


3 boys sentenced to jail for gangrape of July Uprising martyr's daughter in Patuakhali

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A Patuakhali tribunal has sentenced two boys to 13 years in prison and a third to 10 years in jail in a case over the gangrape of the daughter of July Uprising martyr Jashim Uddin Ho... Read More


LR Global CEO Reaz handed 'lifetime market ban' over mutual fund 'irregularities'

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Reaz Islam, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management, has been banned for life from the stock market over "unauthorised" investme... Read More