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Crimes against humanity: Arrest warrants issued against Quader, Arafat, 5 others

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants against seven people, including Awami League General Secretary and former road transport minister Obaidul Quader, after t... Read More


Chargesheet imminent as ACC probes Tk 1bn irregularities claims against ex-minister Kamal

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to submit a chargesheet against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal over alleged irregularities involving more than Tk 1 billion i... Read More


Woman injured after crude bombs hurled from Moghbazar Flyover

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- A female pedestrian has been injured after two crude bombs thrown from atop the Moghbazar Flyover exploded below, police have said. A senior official of the Dhaka Metropolitan Polic... Read More


Enforced disappearances, torture: Case against Hasina, 12 Army officers ordered to trial

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered a crimes against humanity case over "enforced disappearances and torture" in joint interrogation cells against ousted prime minister She... Read More


Body of NCP's Jannatara Rumi recovered in Hazaribagh hostel

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Police have recovered the body of Jannatara Rumi, a member of the National Citizen Party (NCP) from a student hostel in Dhaka's Hazaribagh. The body was recovered from a hostel at O... Read More


Hadi's condition 'extremely critical', Singapore FM tells Yunus

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has described the condition of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, receiving treatment there, as "extremely critical."... Read More


Those rejecting freedom fighters' role lack military history knowledge, says Touhid

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said those who deny the contribution of Bangladesh's freedom fighters and portray the 1971 Liberation War as merely an India-Pakistan conflict have... Read More


Bangladesh sees India's reciprocal envoy call as 'routine', rejects unsolicited election advice

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Following the summons of the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka, the subsequent call for Bangladesh's envoy in New Delhi is being regarded as "routine" by Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossa... Read More


'These do not qualify as buildings,' Fire Service officer fumes after Islambagh blaze

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Inside narrow lanes, one-storey brick houses have been topped with three to four additional floors made of bamboo, tin and wood, which are rented out. In Old Dhaka's Islambagh, thes... Read More


Police recover fake number plate, motorcycle used in attack on Osman Hadi

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Police have recovered the motorcycle used in the attack on Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman Hadi. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police said the motorcyc... Read More