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Ex-DMP chief among 5 indicted by tribunal over cornice shooting, Rampura killings

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has indicted five people, including the former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, in a crimes against humanity case involving the shootin... Read More


ACC seeks Interpol red notice against former land minister Saifuzzaman, wife

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has appealed to a Chattogram court seeking the issuance of an Interpol red notice against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed ... Read More


Home secretary reaches Pakistan for 9-day official visit

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh's Senior Secretary of Home Affairs Nasimul Ghani has left for a nine-day trip to Pakistan to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. He arr... Read More


4 victims of Chattogram gas cylinder storage blast sent to Dhaka for advanced care

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Four people severely burnt in an explosion at a gas cylinder storage facility in Chattogram's Chandanaish have been transferred to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Su... Read More


Durga idols vandalised at Gazipur temple days before Puja festival

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Several idols of Hindu goddess Durga have been vandalised at the Kashimpur Crematorium Temple in Gazipur ahead of Durga Puja, according to police and temple authorities. The i... Read More


Islami Andolan's Fayzul Karim criticises media portrayal of united movement

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Syed Fayzul Karim, Nayeb-e-Ameer of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, has sharply criticised the media's portrayal of the united movement demanding elections under the proportiona... Read More


Instability will remain until political government takes over, says BNP's Khosru

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has warned that instability in the country would continue until a political government was reinstated. On Thursday, Khosru highl... Read More


Kofil Uddin Shah's shrine attacked in Cumilla after loudspeaker announcements

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- A "mob" has attacked, vandalised, and set fire to the shrine of Kofil Uddin Shah in Cumilla after an announcement was made over a mosque loudspeaker. The incident took place o... Read More


Bangladesh weighs Tk 4 billion price tag against uncertain turnout in expat postal vote

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The Election Commission is moving ahead with an ambitious plan to allow expatriates to vote by post - but at an estimated cost of nearly Tk 4 billion, questions are being raise... Read More


'Okay': Hasnat's flashback post on Asif Nazrul's 2020 anti-elite rant sets off viral storm

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Hasnat Abdullah's quiet nod to a 5-year-old post by the law advisor has sparked renewed debate, as the issue of officials seeking treatment abroad returns to public discussion ... Read More