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Court orders newspaper notice summoning Hasina, 260 others in sedition case

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a public notice to be published in newspapers ordering former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others to appear before it in a sedition case. The case ... Read More


Facebook abuzz with NCP leaders' demand for 'Shapla' poll symbol

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The National Citizen Party leaders took to social media to press their demand for the "Shapla", or water lily, symbol after the Election Commission set a deadline for the party to se... Read More


MPO teachers' 'March to Secretariat' halted by police

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Police have blocked a march by MPO-affiliated teachers and employees who were heading from the Central Shaheed Minar to the Secretariat to press for three demands, including raising ... Read More


Is Jamaat's demand for public referendum 'another master plan'? asks BNP's Rizvi

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has questioned whether Jamaat-e-Islami's demand for a public referendum in November and some other parties is "another master plan". The BNP seni... Read More


Death toll rises to 16 as fire at Mirpur garment factory, chemical warehouse rage on

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The death toll from a fire at a garment factory and chemical warehouse in Rupnagar, Mirpur, Dhaka, has risen to 16. Fire Service Director Lt Col Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury on Tu... Read More


Student-teacher scuffle: Education cadre on work stoppage at govt colleges

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Education cadre officials appointed to teaching positions are conducting a work stoppage at government colleges to protest the "attack on teachers" at Dhaka College. They are also h... Read More


'March to Secretariat': MPO teachers give government deadline until afternoon

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The MPO-affiliated teachers and employees have given the government some more time to accept three of their key demands, including raising their housing allowance to 20 percent of th... Read More


Man gets life in jail for abducting, raping Viqarunnisa student

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to life in prison for the 2017 abduction and rape of a student in ninth grade at Dhaka's Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. Dhaka Women and Child... Read More


CUCSU elections: Ballot boxes reach centres amid heightened security

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- After 18 days of campaigning, the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and the hall and hostel union elections are set to be held on Wednesday -- marking the first s... Read More


First female managing director appointed at Bata

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Faria Yasmin has been appointed as the first female managing director of multinational footwear manufacturer and retailer Bata, marking a historic first in the company's 63-year pres... Read More