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Ex-state minister Nasrul Hamid's 4 apartments, 3 cars seized; 70 bank accounts frozen

Dhaka, April 20 -- A court has ordered the seizure of four apartments in Dhaka, and three cars that belong to former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid. The court als... Read More


Trump, Xi, or Modi cannot come and do anything, says BNP leader Fakhrul

Dhaka, April 20 -- BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who earlier said the responsibility for shaping the country's future lies with its people, has said neither Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, nor Nar... Read More


National Consensus Committee meets BNP for the second day

Dhaka, April 20 -- The BNP is having a meeting with the National Consensus Committee for a second day to give feedback on the reform proposals drafted by the five reform commissions of the interim gov... Read More


No street agitation is needed against the interim government, says Nazrul Islam

Dhaka, April 20 -- The BNP has begun meetings with its allies to decide on a course of action regarding the general election by December. After a meeting with the 12-party alliance on Saturday aftern... Read More


Government will scrap all black laws, mechanisms enabling internet shutdowns, says CA's special aide

Dhaka, April 19 -- The interim government's directive on satellite-based internet services still allows room for sudden disconnections, but Chief Advisor's Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has said... Read More


Two benches formed in Appellate Division, trial to start on Apr 20

Dhaka, April 19 -- After a long interval, two new benches have been formed in the Appellate Division. Trials of pending cases in these benches will begin on Apr 20 [Sunday], as listed in the division... Read More


Onion price leaps from Tk 35 to Tk 60 in a week, vegetables stay costly

Dhaka, April 18 -- Despite the uptick in summer vegetable availability, market prices have fluctuated little, remaining anchored at the previous week's rates. But the same cannot be said for onions a... Read More


Farhad Mazhar: Interim government lacks legitimacy under Hasina-Era constitution

Dhaka, April 18 -- Poet and public intellectual Farhad Mazhar has dismissed the legitimacy of Bangladesh's interim government, criticising it for retaining a constitution shaped under former prime min... Read More


Polytechnic students hold mass procession wearing 'burial shrouds' to push for 6-point demands

Dhaka, April 18 -- Polytechnic students have held a mass procession while wearing burial shrouds to push for their six-point list of demands. The students conducted the protest programme after the Ju... Read More


Police arrest Mirpur robbery suspect, two others still in hiding

Dhaka, April 18 -- Police have arrested a man in a case over allegedly robbing a man and woman by threatening them with a machete at Mirpur's Shewrapara. The law enforcers are on the hunt for two oth... Read More