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ICT authorises interrogation of 2 policemen in July massacre case

Dhaka, March 9 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has greenlighted the questioning of Assistant Deputy Commissioner Iqbal Hossain and former Uttara police chief Mojibur Rahman in a case over the kil... Read More


High Court orders trial in Magura child rape case to be completed in 180 days

Dhaka, March 9 -- The High Court has ordered the Women and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal to complete the trial over the rape of a child at the Magura home of her sister within 180 days. The be... Read More


Home affairs advisor visits Maruga rape victim, promises to bring perpetrators to justice

Dhaka, March 9 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured women that they are free to carry out their responsibilities at home and abroad without fear or restriction and warned that a... Read More


Pilkhana carnage: ex-PM Hasina among 15 people summoned to testify

Dhaka, March 9 -- The National Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 Pilkhana carnage has summoned 15 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to testify as part of the ongoi... Read More


Specialist doctors end work stoppage after government assurance

Dhaka, March 8 -- Specialist doctors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, (Health) cadre have called off their three-day work stoppage after receiving assurances from the government regarding th... Read More


Man dies from burns in Narayanjgang gas fire

Dhaka, March 8 -- A man who suffered severe burns in a fire sparked by a gas leak in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj six days ago has died. The victim, identified by a single name as Hannan, 40, succumbed ... Read More


Gas fire in Narayanganj kills 18-month-old Sumaiya

Dhaka, March 8 -- An 18-month-old child who suffered severe burns in a fire sparked by a gas leak in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj six days ago has died, raising the death toll to two. The child, identif... Read More


DNCC administrator asks officials to restore discipline on Tejgaon's Saat Rasta

Dhaka, March 8 -- Dhaka North City Corporation, or DNCC, Administrator Mohammad Azaz has directed officials to restore discipline on the road from Karwan Bazar level crossing to Saat Rasta in Dhaka's ... Read More


Bangladesh arrests 36 Hizb ut-Tahrir members in crackdown on banned group

Dhaka, March 8 -- Authorities have arrested at least 36 members of the banned Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir since Friday, according to the Chief Advisor's Office, or CAO. Among those detained ... Read More


Riazul Islam becomes new RAJUK chairman

Dhaka, March 8 -- The interim government has appointed Md Riazul Islam as the new chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, or RAJUK, for a two-year term. He will replace Md Siddiqur Rahman Sark... Read More