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Court extends deadline for probe report in Mohammadpur double murder

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A Dhaka court has extended the deadline for submitting the formal investigation report in the double murder case involving a mother and daughter in Mohammadpur by a month. Dhaka Met... Read More


NCP's Akhter acquitted of rioting, obstructing charges by Dhaka courts

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- National Citizen Party's Member Secretary Akhter Hossen has been cleared of charges in two cases filed nearly five years ago over alleged "rioting, illegal assembly and obstructing g... Read More


Key suspect Milon 'confesses' to murdering Banasree schoolgirl

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Milon Mallik, accused of killing a schoolgirl in Banasree, has confessed to the crime in court, according to investigators. Investigating officer Sub-Inspector Abdur Razzak of Khilg... Read More


Court seizes ex-minister Saifuzzaman's 297 houses, 30 flats abroad, freezes $10mn

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 297 houses and 30 flats abroad belonging to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir... Read More


Court freezes former land minister Saifuzzaman's shares worth Tk 46.4mn

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of shares worth Tk 46.4 million registered in the names of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and five others. Dhaka Metropolita... Read More


Premium smartphone prices expected to fall as import duty drops to 10%

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The interim government has reduced import duty on mobile phones, a move expected to lower prices of handsets in the domestic market. The import duty on mobile handsets has been cut ... Read More


Pay Commission doing 'substantive' work, rollout a separate issue: finance advisor

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The National Pay Commission formed to prepare a new salary structure for government employees is carrying out "substantive" work, according to Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed. Howe... Read More


Myanmar border shooting: Huzaifa to be taken to Dhaka for advanced treatment

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- No improvement has been noted in the condition of 9-year-old Huzaifa Afnan, who was hit by gunfire from across the Myanmar border in Teknaf. She is still on life support at the ICU o... Read More


Committee formed to recruit Human Rights Commission chairperson, commissioner

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Ministry of Law has formed a selection committee to recommend appointments for the posts of chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). An office ord... Read More


Purbachal plot graft: Verdict in case against Hasina, Tulip, Ruponti on Feb 2

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over corruption in the allocation of land plots in Purbachal against former prime minister Sh... Read More