Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Bangladesh is entering the election season with a voter roll nearing the 130-million mark, after the Election Commission (EC) confirmed a final count of 127.69 million eligible citiz... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of nearly 1.09 hectares (162 Katha) of land in the Purbachal's Jolshiri Residential Project owned by Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the Nassa Group chai... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The UK-based rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has described the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal as "neither fair no... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has welcomed the death sentence given to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the International Crimes Tribunal case, saying it "established ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A court has issued an order to freeze 33 bank accounts under the names of former home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and his wife Sitara Alamgir. The accounts had more than $62.8 m... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has reported that 198 murders have taken place in the capital this year, averaging nearly 20 killings per month. Speaking to journalists on Tuesd... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 57 bank accounts belonging to Awami League Presidium member and former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanok, his wife and daughter as part of an ong... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Families of July Uprising victims say they want deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina brought back from India so that a death sentence, if handed down, can be carried out. Even "a th... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The International Crimes Tribunal is delivering its verdict in the case over crimes against humanity charges against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others. The three-me... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Security at the International Crimes Tribunal has been beefed up ahead of the verdict in the case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others for their role in attempt... Read More