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Awami League activists use crude bombs to free detainees from Shyamoli procession: police

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Activists of the Awami League, whose political activities are banned, have detonated improvised explosives to free several people detained during their latest procession in Dha... Read More


Seat redrawing: Traffic returns to normal in Faridpur's Bhanga as blockade is lifted

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Traffic has returned to normal in Faridpur's Bhanga after protesters lifted a blockade that protested the redrawing of parliamentary constituency boundaries in the area and dem... Read More


Model Sanayee's husband gets bail after surrendering in dowry case

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- A court has granted bail to Abu Saleh Musa, the husband of showbiz personality and model Sanayee Mahbob, in a case accusing him of demanding dowry, as well as physical and emot... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman meets Chinese ambassador

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. The Chinese envoy visited Shafiqur at his residence in Dhaka's Bashundhara at 10am on T... Read More


Man who fled Ctg after killing son arrested with 'second wife' in Sylhet

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a man who fled Chattogram after killing his son and his "second wife". A RAB-7 team, in collaboration with a RAB-9 team, arrested... Read More


Crimes against humanity: July Uprising leader Nahid's testimony deferred to Wednesday

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- The testimony of Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a former interim government advisor, has been deferred in the trial of ousted prime minister Shei... Read More


Election officials' conference set for Sept 27

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- The Election Officers' Conference is set to be held on Sept 27 with the aim of conducting a "free, fair and impartial" 13th national election next year. On Tuesday, Bangladesh... Read More


Yunus envisions a Bangladesh where religious festivals require no 'security cordon'

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has outlined his vision of a Bangladesh where religious festivals do not require extensive security arrangements. "We don't want to practise our r... Read More


Chattogram Mayor Sahadat cleared in three cases

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Charges against Chattogram Mayor Sahadat Hossain have been dropped in three cases filed under the Special Powers Act and the Explosives Act during the Awami League government's... Read More


Commuter train derails in Rangpur, halting rail service in 3 districts

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Six carriages of the "Padmarag Commuter" train have derailed in Rangpur's Pirgacha Upazila, cutting off inter-city, local, and mail trains in three districts in the Rangpur reg... Read More