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Gold trader Arav Khan gets life in prison in policeman murder case

Dhaka, April 17 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced eight people, including gold trader and Dubai-based fugitive Rabiul Islam aka Arav Khan, to life in prison in the murder case of Inspector Mamun Imran Kh... Read More


Rain likely in Dhaka, seven other divisions

Dhaka, April 17 -- The rain seen in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh since the start of Boishakh, the first month of the Bengali calendar, is likely to continue on Friday. However, the Bangladesh ... Read More


Dhaka Polytechnic principal removed amid student protests

Dhaka, April 17 -- Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman Khan, principal of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute, has been removed from his post amid intensifying protests by students. Shahela Pervin, the vice-principal... Read More


I only have a relationship with the Saudi ambassador, not anyone else: Meghna Alam

Dhaka, April 17 -- Former Miss Earth Bangladesh Meghna Alam says that her only "romantic relationship" is with Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Dhaka Essa Yousef Essa Al Duhailan. Meghna made the remarks ... Read More


Polytechnic students to hold 'rail blockade' on Thursday

Dhaka, April 17 -- Students from both government and private polytechnic institutions, who had blocked roads to press for their six-point list of demands, have now announced a nationwide railway block... Read More


Deposit growth dips to 7.89pc in February amid inflation, low confidence in banks

Dhaka, April 17 -- After climbing above the 8 percent mark in January, deposit growth in Bangladesh's banking sector has slipped below the threshold again. At the end of February in the fiscal year 2... Read More


Rain eases heat in Bangladesh, more showers forecast in coming days

Dhaka, April 16 -- After days of intense heat across Bangladesh, rainfall in Dhaka and other parts of the country brought much-needed relief. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predic... Read More


Police detain youth seen extorting car in viral video

Dhaka, April 16 -- Police have detained a young man caught extorting a car in Dhaka's Dhanmondi in a viral video. Once the video went viral, the youth was taken into the custody of the Dhanmondi Poli... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur meets Khaleda in London

Dhaka, April 16 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has recently met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the United Kingdom. The news of the meeting has drawn attention amid the parties' seeming... Read More


BNP leaders meet with Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, April 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has opened talks with a BNP delegation led by the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to discuss the upcoming parliamentary election a... Read More