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14, including Anti-discrimination movement leader, arrested on vandalism allegations

Dhaka, March 8 -- Fourteen people have been arrested in the capital's Lake Circus area for allegedly vandalising the office of a private company. Among those arrested is Salahuddin Salman, convenor o... Read More


Nation must stand together to protect women and children, says CA Yunus

Dhaka, March 8 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has urged citizens to remain vigilant to ensure the safety of women and children, emphasising the importance of social unity to protect vulnerable groups... Read More


Nahid cites donor safety concerns for not revealing National Citizen Party funding sources

Dhaka, March 8 -- National Citizen Party, or NCP, Convenor Nahid Islam has responded to questions about the funding sources of the party, which was formed by leaders spearheading the movement to oust ... Read More


Specialist doctors to strike for three days over promotion

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors Forum has announced a three-day strike from Saturday demanding promotion. The forum's press release said a two-hour st... Read More


July Uprising: UN warned Bangladesh Army it could be removed from peacekeeping missions, says Turk

Dhaka, March 7 -- The UN human rights chief says he warned the Bangladesh Army against engaging in any repression during the July-August uprising. In an interview with the BBC programme HardTalk on W... Read More


WFP seeks emergency funding to prevent ration cuts to Rohingya refugees

Dhaka, March 7 -- The United Nations World Food Programme, or WFP, has warned of a "critical funding shortfall" for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardising food assistance for Ro... Read More


Advisor Asif Mahmud releases man detained during Hizb ut-Tahrir clashes with police in Baitul Mukarram

Dhaka, March 7 -- Interim government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has freed a man who beat a Hizb ut-Tahrir member during clashes between the banned organisation members and police at Baitul Muk... Read More


Police charge baton, fire tear gas to disperse Hizb ut-Tahrir rally at Baitul Mukarram

Dhaka, March 7 -- Police have fired tear gas and charged batons to break up a rally by banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Scores of Hizb ut-Tahrir members gath... Read More


RAB, police deployed at Baitul Mukarram entrance, security checks ongoing

Dhaka, March 7 -- The authorities have deployed a large number of police and Rapid Action Battalion personnel at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Hizb ut-Tahrir, a banned Islamist organisatio... Read More


Dhaka, Delhi meet for JRC-level discussion amid tension between neighbours

Dhaka, March 6 -- The Joint Rivers Commission, or JRC, officials have sat to discuss issues linked to the distribution of water from common rivers between India and Bangladesh amid tension. The two-d... Read More