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Homeopathic doctor found dead after burglars tie him up at Rajabazar home

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A homeopathic doctor has died after burglars broke into his house and tied him up in Dhaka's Rajabazar area. The incident occurred on Monday night at a second-floor flat at 58/1 Raj... Read More


AB Party chief Monju apologises for straying from 'new political path'

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party Chairman Mojibur Rahman Monju has apologised for straying from a promised new political framework. Speaking at an event on Tuesday amid rumours of AB Part... Read More


Yunus wants entrepreneurship-focused learning to replace jobseeking culture

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called for fundamental reforms to Bangladesh's education system, criticising higher education for being job-oriented and hostile to creativity. Spea... Read More


What PBI says about urging court to drop charges against Hasina, 112 others

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has said it is "facing pressure" over its recommendation to clear former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 112 others over "attempted murder" ... Read More


Students Against Discrimination file complaint at ICT against Salman, 24 other businessmen

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Students Against Discrimination (SAD) has sought action against 25 businessmen for supporting former prime minister Sheikh Hasina during the July Uprising. On Tuesday, the group's L... Read More


Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over border shooting of 9-year-old in Teknaf

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Bangladesh government has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to Dhaka over the shooting of a child near the Teknaf border during the ongoing internal conflict in the neighbouring coun... Read More


Bangladesh rolls out nationwide campaign to raise referendum awareness

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The government has launched a series of nationwide programmes aimed at raising public awareness about the upcoming referendum, according to the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO). In a st... Read More


RAB arrests Milon, a suspect in the murder of a schoolgirl in Dhaka's Banasree

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Milon, a suspect in the murder of a schoolgirl whose body was found with its throat slit at a house in Dhaka's South Banasree. The elit... Read More


Commission finds 'state machinery', not EC, orchestrated last 3 elections to perpetuate Awami League's power

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- An interim government-commissioned inquiry into the last three general elections has found that the "administration, police, and intelligence agencies" were used to run those polls, ... Read More


Yunus plans to visit Tokyo in March after retiring as chief advisor

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus will travel to Japan in the third week of March, after stepping down from his role as head of the interim administration with Bangladesh going to the pol... Read More