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9-year-old Huzaifa brought to Dhaka for advanced treatment of bullet wound

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Huzaifa Afnan, the 9-year-old girl shot in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf from across the border in Myanmar, has been brought to Dhaka for advanced treatment. An air ambulance brought her to ... Read More


Govt decides to waive visa fees for foreign election observers

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The government has decided to waive visa fees for foreign observers monitoring the 13th national election. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular on Monday regarding visa on... Read More


Doctors at Dhaka Neurosciences Institute say 9-year-old Huzaifa's head bullet 'cannot be removed now'

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Doctors at the National Institute of Neurosciences in Dhaka have said they cannot yet remove the bullet lodged in the head of 9-year-old Huzaifa Afnan, who was shot near the Teknaf b... Read More


Pilgrimage guide nabbed with nearly 680g gold at airport

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have detained a man at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with 676.28g of gold ornaments. The man, identified as Gias Uddin, 46, was... Read More


Drone manufacturing deal with China: 'We will not jeopardise other relations'

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Bangladesh will not take any step in defence procurement that could damage its relations with other countries, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said. He made the remarks on Wednes... Read More


Bangladesh to probe alleged distribution of postal ballots from Bahrain residence

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said an investigation will be carried out into allegations that a large number of postal ballots were distributed from a residence in Bahrain. Res... Read More


Energy advisor signals approval as BPC seeks permission to import LPG

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has formally requested permission from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) directly, aiming t... Read More


Lawyer moves High Court to suspend Bangladesh election until recovery of looted firearms

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a public interest petition in the High Court seeking suspension of the national election until thousands of firearms looted during last year's uprisi... Read More


Why Jamaat-Shibir dominate 'disappearances', while BNP-Chhatra Dal-Jubo Dal make up most still-missing? Commission explains

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- During the 15-year rule of the now-ousted Awami League, the largest share of victims whose political identity the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances could verify were l... Read More


ACC grills ex-commissioner Jahurul Haque over bribery, abuse of power allegations

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has questioned its former commissioner Md Jahurul Haque for nearly three hours as part of an inquiry into allegations of bribery, abuse of power ... Read More