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I pray a tragedy like the Peelkhana massacre is never repeated, says PM Hasina

Dhaka, March 4 -- Sheikh Hasina hopes the Peelkhana massacre, which saw mutineers from the then Bangladesh Rifles kill many army personnel 15 years ago, is a tragedy that is never repeated. The prime... Read More


Yunus secures bail in Grameen Telecom welfare fund embezzlement case

Dhaka, March 3 -- After securing a bail extension in a case of labour law violations, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has obtained bail in the case of embezzling money from the welfare fund of the worke... Read More


Hasina calls on administrators to crack down on hoarding

Dhaka, March 3 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on deputy commissioners or DCs to take stringent measures against hoarding as part of the efforts to keep the commodity market stabile during ... Read More


Ex-land minister Saifuzzaman has 'nothing to hide' about his businesses abroad

Dhaka, March 3 -- Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has admitted to owning businesses and wealth in the UK, but said these were not built with money laundered from Bangladesh. Currently an A... Read More


Newly sworn state ministers say they are eager to repay PM's faith

Dhaka, March 2 -- The newly appointed state ministers are thrilled. They want to repay the trust the prime minister has placed in them. On Friday, at Bangabhaban, the new seven took their oath and th... Read More


Seven new state ministers pay tribue to Bangabandhu

Dhaka, March 2 -- The seven new members of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's cabinet have paid their tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a day after taking their oath of office. The newly-appoi... Read More


Seven new state ministers take oath as Hasina expands cabinet

Dhaka, March 1 -- Seven new state ministers have taken the oath of office as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expanded her cabinet nearly one and a half months after forming a government for the fourt... Read More


Manager hits out at claims of deadly building fire starting at 'Kacchi Bhai'

Dhaka, March 1 -- Abdul Halim, the manager of popular biriyani chain Kacchi Bhai's Bailey Road branch, has brushed aside claims that the devastating blaze at the Green Cozy Cottage building started in... Read More


Charred husk of Bailey Road building casts pall over bustling neighbourhood

Dhaka, March 1 -- The multi-storey Green Cozy Cottage building on Bailey Road was bustling with life and light just a day ago. Now, the structure stands as a charred husk, compelling passersby to paus... Read More


Cabinet set for expansion with Bangabhaban swearing-in on Friday evening

Dhaka, Feb. 29 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to expand her 37-strong cabinet with new appointments. The Bangabhaban was preparing for the swearing-in ceremony to be held on Friday evening. ... Read More