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Dhaka University deputy registrar arrested in terrorism case

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Dhaka University Deputy Registrar Muhammad Lovelu Mollah has been arrested in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Shahbagh Police Station chief Mohammad Khali... Read More


Abul Hossain's murder merits death sentences, but doesn't qualify him for the official martyrs' list

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan have received capital punishment from the International Crimes Tribunal on charges of crimes against hu... Read More


Five vehicles torched, crude bombs go off in overnight unrest across Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Several buses, a truck and a four-wheeled passenger vehicle, locally known as a "Laguna", have been set on fire in Dhaka's Merul Badda, Mohammadpur, Savar, Narayanganj, and Dhamrai a... Read More


Rickshaw driver shot for 'not driving fast' after Jubo Dal leader killing

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Miscreants who killed Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria in Dhaka's Pallabi and fled in a battery-powered rickshaw also shot the driver for "not going fast enough". The 20-year-old driver... Read More


Political parties say EC lacks resolve, independence to deliver credible polls

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Political parties taking part in the Election Commission's ongoing dialogues have delivered a blunt warning: without independence and resolve, the commission cannot hope to deliver a... Read More


Hasina offers no apology for July crackdown deaths, labels charges 'political'

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has "refused to apologise" over the deaths during the crackdown on the July Uprising, and in turn, criticised the proceedings at the International... Read More


Jubo Dal leader shot dead near old police station in Pallabi

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader has been shot dead in Dhaka's Pallabi, police say. On Monday at 7pm, three masked men wearing helmets entered a hardware shop near C Block, close to t... Read More


India to prioritise 'best interests of Bangladesh' after Hasina's death sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- India has reacted to the death sentence handed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the July Uprising case while avoiding any direct comment on the ruling itself. In its statem... Read More


Bangladesh seals deal with Danish APM to build Laldia Char container terminal

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The Chittagong Port Authority has signed a deal with Denmark's APM Terminals to build a container terminal at Laldia Char in Chattogram. The deal was signed on Monday at Dhaka's Int... Read More


After court verdict, Bangladesh says India has an 'obligation' to extradiate Hasina

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The government has once again requested India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who have both been sentenced to death in ... Read More