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Additional DIG Mashiur Rahman arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Mashiur Rahman, the additional deputy inspector general (DIG) of the police's Chattogram Range, has been arrested in connection with a murder case in Dhaka. Police detectives took ... Read More


Police to take stringent action to prevent 'mob justice'

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Police say they will take stern action to prevent 'mob justice' after several recent incidents where people were beaten to death. "Recently, some incidents of mobs lynching people ... Read More


Protest at Shahbagh over 'attacks' on ethnic minorities in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Protesters under the banner of 'Bikkhubda Jumma Chhatra-Janata' have rallied at Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection, condemning the 'attacks' on ethnic minorities in Khagrachhari's Dighin... Read More


Two groups of former, incumbent Khatib followers clash at Baitul Mukarram

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Two groups, one supporting the former khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and the other the current khatib, have clashed before the Jummah prayers on Friday. Several Muslim d... Read More


6 DU students land in jail after confessing to Tofazzal murder in court

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- A total of six students from Dhaka University have been sent to jail after confessing in court to their involvement in the murder of Toffazzal Hossain on suspicion of theft. The 32... Read More


Heatwave sweeps through 19 districts, may spread further

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Though the traditional summer months have come to an end, a mild heatwave is sweeping through 19 districts in the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. "T... Read More


No one has the right to take the law into their own hands: home advisor

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Home Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has expressed his regret at the deaths by 'mass beatings' at Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, and other places across the country.... Read More


Metro rail to begin Friday service from tomorrow, Kazipara station to open

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The Kazipara Metro Rail Station is set to open on Friday, kicking off train service for the first day of the weekly holiday. The project's Managing Director Mohammad Abdur Rouf mad... Read More


Thousands of commuters at Agargaon Station suffer as metro rail glitch interrupts trains service

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Commuters and members of the public are suffering as a glitch has suspended metro rail service from Agargaon to Motijheel. Thousands of passengers were stuck waiting for public tran... Read More


Khaleda to return home from hospital on Wednesday afternoon

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will return to her Gulshan residence on Wednesday evening after receiving medical treatment at the Evercare Hospital for six days. "Madam's medical boar... Read More