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Home advisor warns of strict action against Durga Puja rumour-mongers

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says that strict action will be taken against those spreading rumours on social media regarding Durga Puja, the largest annual festival ... Read More


Yunus sends condolences for deaths of 4, including 3 firemen, in Tongi fire

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed profound shock and sorrow over the deaths of four people, including three firefighters, in a fire at a chemical warehouse in Gazipur's Ton... Read More


ACC to send MLAR to US to seize Joy's assets

Bangladesh, Sept. 26 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken the initiative to order the seizure of two luxury cars, two houses and 12 bank accounts found in the United States in the name of... Read More


Former MP Kabirul Haque Mukti arrested in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Police have arrested Kabirul Haque Mukti, former Awami League MP from Narail-1, in a car showroom in Niketan, Dhaka. Gulshan Police chief Hafizur Rahman confirmed the arrest b... Read More


Commission chief says no update on implementation of ACC reform recommendations

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Iftekharuzzaman, head of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Reform Commission, has said he was not aware of any clear update on the progress of implementing the "actionable" ... Read More


Power struggle over shared ideals? NCP-Gono Odhikar Parishad merger talks falter

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Talks of a merger between the youth-led Gono Odhikar Parishad and the National Citizen Party gained traction due to their similar ideological outlooks and political agendas. Bu... Read More


Monsoon's end stokes fresh fears in Bangladesh as dengue bites with deadliest September

Bangladesh, Sept. 24 -- As the monsoon draws to a close, dengue is once again taking an ominous turn. In just the first three weeks of September, the Directorate General of Health Services is reportin... Read More


Dhaka North woman councillor arrested under Anti-Terrorism Act

Bangladesh, Sept. 24 -- Police have arrested former Dhaka North City Corporation woman councillor Hazera Khatun Nargis. Gulshan police arrested her from her Shahzadpur home around midnight on Monday,... Read More


Principal secretary dropped from key public administration committee

Bangladesh, Sept. 24 -- The government has reconstituted its Committee on Public Administration Affairs, removing the principal secretary to the chief adviser from the body. M Siraz Uddin Miah had be... Read More


Another firefighter succumbs to burns from Tongi chemical warehouse blaze

Bangladesh, Sept. 24 -- A second firefighter has died from severe burn injuries suffered in a blaze at a chemical warehouse in Gazipur's Tongi. Mohammad Nurul Huda, 38, who was assigned to the Tongi ... Read More