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Over 6,000 cases of 'political harassment' recommended for withdrawal after review

Dhaka, March 16 -- The home ministry has recommended the withdrawal of more than 6,000 cases, considering them as "political harassment". In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said a central committ... Read More


Interim head Yunus to meet police officers amid law and order slide

Dhaka, March 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to meet with district superintendents of police and chiefs of different police departments across the country to review the state of the law and ... Read More


Army frees Pran Gopal Datta's daughter from office siege after 6 hours

Dhaka, March 16 -- Army personnel have rescued Dr Anindita Datta, an associate professor at Bangladesh Medical University and daughter of the institution's former vice-chancellor Pran Gopal Datta, aft... Read More


ACC to prosecute ex-minister Inu, investigate former minister Selim over 'assets beyond means'

Dhaka, March 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has approved a case against former information minister and ex-Kushtia-2 MP Hasanul Haq Inu and his wife, Afroza Haq, over allegations of ama... Read More


Business, investment to take centre stage during Yunus's China visit

Dhaka, March 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's upcoming trip to China will primarily focus on attracting Chinese investment and businesses to Bangladesh, according to his Press Secretary Shafiqul A... Read More


No matter how strong fascism grows, people's conscience will prevail: attorney general

Dhaka, March 16 -- Attorney General Asaduzzaman has issued a stern rebuke to proponents of authoritarianism, emphasising that no matter how firmly a group controls the state machinery, the people will... Read More


Traffic chaos as protesters block Manik Mia Avenue to demand removal of 'AL loyalists' from agriculture ministry

Dhaka, March 16 -- A group of protesters have blocked the road in front of the Department of Agricultural Extension, or DAE, on Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue, demanding the removal of several Ministry of A... Read More


UN chief Guterres hints at possibility of humanitarian aid channel from Bangladesh to Rakhine

Dhaka, March 16 -- The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who is on a visit to Bangladesh, has stressed the importance of ending the conflict in Myanmar's Arakan state and increas... Read More


Advance Eid train tickets sell out within 30 mins on 2nd day of sales

Dhaka, March 15 -- Westbound trains for the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays have been fully booked within 30 minutes of tickets going online on the second day of sales. The sales opened on the Bangladesh Railwa... Read More


State reform won't be lasting if not carried out through Constituent Assembly, says NCP's Nahid

Dhaka, March 15 -- National Citizen Party, or NCP, Convenor Nahid Islam has said the reform of the state will not be "sustainable" if it is not carried out through the Constituent Assembly. After att... Read More