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Tarique pledges flats, schools and healthcare for Korail slum residents if elected

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has promised flats, schools and healthcare for Korail slum residents in his Dhaka 17 constituency, seeking their prayers ahead of the Feb 12 election. Sp... Read More


Bangladesh economy 'over regulated', liberalisation essential, says Amir Khosru

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Bangladesh's economy is "over regulated" and must move towards liberalisation to restore investor confidence. Speaking at a s... Read More


Government allocates Tk 10mn to secure Dhaka flat for Hadi's widow, child

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The government is providing a special allocation of Tk 10 million to secure a flat for the family of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. The funds will cover the purchase and furnishing of a 1,2... Read More


Court grants three days to interrogate teacher's husband over murder of mother, daughter

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A Dhaka court has placed Humayun Kabir, the husband of schoolteacher Mim Akhter, in three-day police custody for questioning in connection with the killing of a teenager and her moth... Read More


Warrants issued for ex-BB chief Atiur Rahman, 24 others in Tk 5.31 billion embezzlement case

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman and 24 others on charges of embezzling Tk 5.31 billion in the name of a private com... Read More


University of Asia Pacific shuts down indefinitely amid protests over alleged blasphemy

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has declared an indefinite shutdown following days of student protests over allegations of "blasphemy" and the dismissal of two teachers. The un... Read More


Court grants CID 5 more days to submit the report in the Hadi murder case

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A court has given the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) five more days to submit its investigation report in the murder case of Sharif Osman Hadi, convener of Inqilab Moncho. ... Read More


Election will determine whether Bangladesh will take liberal course or extremist turn, Fakhrul says

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has described the parliamentary election as a "hard test" for Bangladesh. He believes the polls will determine whether the nation remai... Read More


Court orders seizure of family assets of ex-Hasina aide Jahangir

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A court has ordered the seizure of land and a flat worth a total of nearly Tk 19.7 million owned by Jahangir Alam, a former personal assistant to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina,... Read More


Evaly founder Rassel, wife Shamima arrested again over hundreds of warrants

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch has arrested Mohammad Rassel, the founder of controversial e-commerce company Evaly, and his wife Shamima Nasreen, the company's chai... Read More