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ACC prosecutes former PM's press secretary Nayeemul Islam Khan, wife over no wealth filing

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former press secretary to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Nayeemul Islam Khan and his wife Nasima Khan Monty for f... Read More


July Charter implementation recommendations finalised, to be handed over to government Tuesday

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The National Consensus Commission has finalised its recommendations for implementing the July National Charter, which will be handed over to the government on Tuesday. The handover ... Read More


Child Musa's dream was to fly in the sky, July Uprising brought him down

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Six-year-old Md Basit Khan Musa, once full of dreams of soaring through the skies as a pilot, now struggles with paralysis on one side of his body after suffering a gunshot during th... Read More


Family brings unnatural death charges after metro bearing pad fall kills pedestrian

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The victim's family has filed an unnatural death case over the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a falling bearing pad from a metro rail pillar in Dhaka's Farmgate. Tejgaon Po... Read More


Unapproved absence, self-approved passport 'breach' lead to officer's dismissal

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Shahinur Rahman, assistant director of the Department of Immigration and Passports, has been relieved of duty from government service for remaining absent from duty for months withou... Read More


Bangladesh reports 6 dengue deaths, 983 hospital admissions in a day

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Six more people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh while 983 others have been admitted to hospitals in the past 24 hours. With the latest fatalities, the Aedes mosquito-borne d... Read More


Covered van overturns after tyre burst on Dhaka Elevated Expressway, disrupting traffic

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A covered van has overturned on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway after one its tyres blew out, bringing traffic on the toll road to a halt for nearly two hours. The accident occurred a... Read More


Nearly 43,000 polling centres set for upcoming national election

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission (EC) has finalised a total of 42,761 polling centres across Bangladesh for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Speaking at the EC headquarters in Dhaka... Read More


Advisory Council to remain in charge until elected govt takes over: CAO

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The interim government has announced that the Advisory Council will continue to fulfil its duties and hold regular meetings until power is handed over to an elected administration. ... Read More


Fatal fall reignites alarm over Dhaka's dream metro rail's safety, design flaws

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A fatal accident involving a falling part from Dhaka's Metro Rail has triggered fresh questions about the safety of Bangladesh's flagship transport project, just two years after it o... Read More