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Advisor Bidhan says teachers leading protests responsible for police using sound grenades

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Primary and Mass Education Advisor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has expressed sorrow over the death of assistant teacher Fatema Akter, who fell ill after police fired sound grenades duri... Read More


Suspect confesses to killing Jubo Dal leader in Pallabi

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A suspect has confessed to killing Pallabi Thana Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal member secretary Golam Kibria in a shop in Dhaka's Mirpur. Immediately after the incident, police took the 25-... Read More


BNP orders no festivities, celebrations for Tarique's birthday

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The BNP has instructed its party leaders and activists not to hold any kind of event or celebration for Tarique Rahman's birthday this year. In a media statement on Tuesday night, S... Read More


BMU doctor arrested over car vandalism, arson during July Uprising

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Police have arrested Ariful Islam Joarder Titu, assistant professor at the Cardiology Department of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), on charges of vandalising and setting fire to... Read More


Number of voters in Bangladesh stands at 127.69mn

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


Tk 1.8 billion in assets seized from Nassa's Nazrul

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


Amnesty International describes Hasina's trial as 'neither fair nor just'

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


BNP calls Hasina verdict 'justice served for victims of state violence'

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


Court orders to freeze 33 bank accounts of Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, wife

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


DMP reports 198 murder cases in Dhaka over 10 months

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