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Details of helicopter shootings 'presented in court', Chief Prosecutor Tajul says

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam says he has presented detailed information about shootings from helicopters during last year's protests in July and August.... Read More


CUCSU polls: Chhatra Dal, Shibir face off near arts building over LED screen incident

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Tension has flared between the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir near Chittagong University arts building as vote counting continues in the CUCSU polls. Their activ... Read More


Hajj pilgrimage registration deadline extended to Thursday

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The registration deadline for Hajj pilgrimages has been extended to Thursday. On Wednesday, a letter on the matter was issued from the Hajj-3 branch of the Ministry of Religious Aff... Read More


National Consensus Commission to hold 'emergency meeting' with parties

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The National Consensus Commission is holding an emergency meeting with political parties and alliances. The meeting is scheduled at 6pm at Dhaka's Foreign Service Academy on Wednesd... Read More


MPO teachers breach barricades, block Shahbagh intersection to push for demands

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Teachers and employees under the MPO scheme, who have been demonstrating for a fourth consecutive day to demand 20 percent of their basic salary as housing allowance, have blocked Dh... Read More


July Charter combines constitutional amendments, legal measures for sweeping changes

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The National Consensus Commission has finalised the July National Charter, covering 84 points of state reform, based on full consensus among 32 political parties and alliances on 17 ... Read More


CUCSU polls: A new generation poised to shape campus democracy after 35 years

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- After a gap of 35 years, the long-awaited election of the Chittagong University Central Students' Union is set to be held -- an interval punctuated by seven parliamentary polls. Fol... Read More


MPO teachers' strike enters fourth day

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Teachers and employees under the MPO scheme have continued their sit-in programme for a fourth consecutive day at the Central Shaheed Minar, demanding 20 percent of their basic salar... Read More


New TAG-Osiris alliance aims to guide investors through Bangladesh's dynamic market

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The Asia Group (TAG) has launched its Bangladesh practice through a strategic partnership with The Osiris Group, a leading private equity, advisory, and consulting firm with extensiv... Read More


Infamous criminal Subrata Bain, 3 others indicted in arms case

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A tribunal has indicted top criminal Subrata Bain aka Md Fateh Ali and three of his accomplices in a weapons case filed at Hatirjheel Police Station in Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Spe... Read More