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Jamaat leaders visit ailing Fakhrul at hospital

, Aug. 20 -- A delegation from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami visited ailing BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a city hospital on Wednesday. The delegation, led by party's Nayeb-e-Amee... Read More


Ctg Jubo League leader Babar, wife sued for 'ill-gotten wealth'

, Aug. 20 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday sued Chattogram city unit leader of Jubo League (JL) Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar and his wife Jasmine Akhtar for acquiring wealth worth around Tk ... Read More


Dengue: 356 more dengue cases reported in 24hrs

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- six more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 27, 471 this year. According to the Directorate Genera... Read More


BFIU chief's leave extended as probe continues

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- AFM Shahinul Islam, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), will remain on mandatory leave as an investigation against him goes on. The move comes after a controv... Read More


BFIU chief to remain on mandatory leave as probe continues

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- AFM Shahinul Islam, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), will remain on mandatory leave as an investigation against him goes on. The move comes after a controv... Read More


Major shake-up in admin: New DCs in all districts by Sept

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- The government is set to appoint new deputy commissioners (DCs) in all districts ahead of the upcoming national election to hold it in a credible manner. Sources at the Ministry of ... Read More


Road crashes claim 380 lives in July: BRTA

, Aug. 20 -- As many as 380 people were killed and 542 others injured in 427 road accidents across the country in July, according to a report of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). The inform... Read More


Aunt gets life term, her lover death penalty for killing minor boy in Cumilla

, Aug. 20 -- A Cumilla court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death and his lover to life term imprisonment for killing her seven-year-old nephew in 2023. Judge of the Cumilla Additional District and ... Read More


Review body's 2nd report on 'deprived' retired officials submitted to CA

, Aug. 20 -- The committee reviewing cases of promotion-deprived retired government officials has submitted its second report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. Committee Convener Zakir Ahmed Khan... Read More


Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife in Natore

, Aug. 20 -- A Natore court on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing his wife over a family feud in 2020. The convict was identified as Sirajul Islam of Lalpur ... Read More