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Air ambulance carrying shooting victim Hadi departs for Singapore

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Inqilab Moncho Convenor Osman Sharif Hadi, who was shot in the capital last week, has been airlifted from Dhaka to Singapore for advanced medical treatment. The private jet, a Gulfs... Read More


Journalist Anis Alamgir, actress Meher Afroz Shaon accused in anti-state conspiracy complaint

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Journalist Anis Alamgir, actress Meher Afroz Shaon, and four others have been named in a complaint filed at Uttara West Police Station, accusing them of conspiring to destabilise the... Read More


Five weeks on, no breakthrough yet in shooting of BNP candidate Ershad Ullah

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Five weeks after being shot during an election canvassing drive, the attack on BNP-nominated Chattogram-8 candidate Ershad Ullah remains unresolved, with investigators yet to make an... Read More


Election Commission orders halt to early campaigning for February polls

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The Election Commission (EC) has ordered an immediate halt to early campaigning for the parliamentary elections. It also instructed authorities to ensure compliance with the electio... Read More


EPL round-up: Arsenal get lucky break to go five points clear, Salah returns for Liverpool

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Premier League leaders Arsenal needed two own goals, the second deep in stoppage time, to scrape a 2-1 home win over bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers and open a five-point gap whi... Read More


UN secretary-general calls Yunus to condole Bangladeshi peacekeepers deaths

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to express his condolences over the death of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers in a drone at... Read More


Police detain suspected owner of motorcycle used in Hadi shooting

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has detained a man they believe is the owner of the motorcycle used during the shooting of Dhaka-8 hopeful and Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Had... Read More


High Court orders reservation of 8,501 BCS non-cadre positions

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The High Court has ordered the reservation of 8,501 non-cadre posts under the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). The bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Hamidur Rahm... Read More


Bangladesh pays tribute to brightest shining lights on Martyred Intellectuals Day

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Bangladesh is paying its respects and heartfelt tribute to the martyred intellectuals who were killed by the Pakistani occupation forces as their surrender loomed in the 1971 Liberat... Read More


Supreme Court bars entry of 'litigants, unexpected persons' to safeguard security

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The Supreme Court has barred the entry of anyone other than lawyers, including litigants or any "unexpected individuals", into the courtrooms of both its divisions. The restriction ... Read More