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'Suspicious movement': US citizen of Bangladeshi origin faces extended interrogation

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a five-day remand for Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a Bangladesh-origin US citizen, following his detention for "suspicious roaming" in a car on Minto Road.... Read More


Bloodied bodies of mother, teenage son found in Bogura house

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Police have recovered the bloodied bodies of a mother and her teenage son, presumed murdered, from a house in Bogura's Shibganj Upazila. The bodies were found in their home in... Read More


Yunus visits Dhakeshwari Temple to inspect Durga Puja preparations

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka to inspect preparations for the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival for Bengali H... Read More


Model Sanayee's husband gets bail after surrendering in dowry case

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- A court has granted bail to Abu Saleh Musa, the husband of showbiz personality and model Sanayee Mahbob, in a case accusing him of demanding dowry, as well as physical and emot... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman meets Chinese ambassador

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. The Chinese envoy visited Shafiqur at his residence in Dhaka's Bashundhara at 10am on T... Read More


Man who fled Ctg after killing son arrested with 'second wife' in Sylhet

Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a man who fled Chattogram after killing his son and his "second wife". A RAB-7 team, in collaboration with a RAB-9 team, arrested... Read More


BNP asks Supreme Court to break deadlock over July Charter implementation

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has urged the Supreme Court to give its opinion on the implementation of the July Charter, calling for legal guidance on the constitution... Read More


Teachers' group rejects JUCSU polls, calls for probe into alleged irregularities

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A coalition of university teachers has called for an impartial investigation into allegations of widespread irregularities surrounding the Jahangirnagar University Central Stud... Read More


Protest outside Titumir College snarls traffic in Dhaka's Mohakhali

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Students of Government Titumir College have blocked the road in Dhaka's Mohakhali as part of their protest against the plan to create a separate university for seven colleges a... Read More


'Suspicious movements': US citizen of Bangladeshi origin remanded for 2 days

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A Dhaka court has placed a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin on a two-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act after he was detained while allegedly moving "suspi... Read More