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Human rights violations in Bangladesh Uprising could be taken to International Criminal Court, says Volker Turk

Dhaka, March 6 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the human rights violations, including killings and disappearances, enforced during the mass uprising in Bangla... Read More


Bangladesh feels tremor as moderate earthquake hit India's Manipur

Dhaka, March 5 -- A moderate earthquake has hit India's Manipur near the border with Myanmar. Tremors from the quake could be felt in Dhaka and many other parts of Bangladesh. According to the United... Read More


CR Abrar sworn in as interim govt advisor

Dhaka, March 5 -- Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, widely known as CR Abrar, has been sworn in as an advisor to the interim government. A retired professor from Dhaka University's Department of International ... Read More


Case filed over beating of two foreign nationals in Bashundhara, two arrested

Dhaka, March 5 -- Police have arrested two people over the beating of two foreign nationals in Dhaka's Bashundhara, saying the incident occurred due to a dispute while exchanging dollars for taka. Po... Read More


Polythene on metro line delays train services for 12 minutes

Dhaka, March 5 -- Train services have been suspended for 12 minutes on the Dhaka metro rail due to a piece of polythene lying on the line between Uttara and Pallabi. The incident occurred shortly aft... Read More


Yunus asks officials to upgrade Bangladesh's labour law to international standards

Dhaka, March 5 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has asked officials to reform the labour law to meet global standards to improve the living conditions of millions of workers employed in different secto... Read More


Gulshan home invasion: Police say ex-caretaker's claims of hidden wealth sparked mob break-in

Dhaka, March 5 -- Police have arrested three people for allegedly breaking into and vandalising a house in Dhaka's Gulshan. Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan ... Read More


ACC to prosecute Dastagir Gazi, wife over wealth beyond means

Dhaka, March 5 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, is set to file a case against former textiles and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi and his wife Hasina Gazi on charges of amassing wealth bey... Read More


Two more appointed as special assistants to advisory council

Dhaka, March 5 -- Two more people have been appointed as special assistants to the advisory council, each with the status of a state minister, to take charge of two key government ministries. Sheikh ... Read More


Over 100 people break into Gulshan home at midnight to 'search for arms'

Dhaka, March 5 -- A group of over 100 people stormed into a house in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan neighbourhood shortly after Tuesday midnight, breaking down the door under the pretext of conducting a sear... Read More