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Court bars BNP's Chandpur-2 candidate Jalal Uddin, his family from leaving Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on BNP's Chandpur-2 (Matlab) candidate Jalal Uddin and his wife and children amid a corruption investigation. The order was issued on Monday b... Read More


Government instructs pilgrims to pay remaining Hajj fee by Dec 31

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has asked pilgrims who registered for the 2026 Hajj through government and private channels to deposit the remaining fees by Dec 31. This instructi... Read More


Court sends 15 suspects to jail over assault, arson, looting at Prothom Alo office

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A Dhaka court has sent 15 people to jail in connection with the attack, vandalism, looting, and arson at the Prothom Alo office. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman on Monday ... Read More


Police on hunt for woman seen with Khulna NCP leader after he was shot, drugs recovered

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police are searching for a female companion who was with Motaleb Shikdar, Khulna chief of the NCP-affiliated Jatiya Sramik Shakti, when he was shot. Law enforcers also recovered dif... Read More


Ehsanul Huda dissolves Jatiya Dal to join BNP in political realignment

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Syed Ehsanul Huda, chief of the Bangladesh Jatiya Dal, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), formally dissolving his own party to contest in the February elections under... Read More


Hadi murder to be tried at Speedy Trial Tribunal: law advisor

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The murder of Osman Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, will be tried at the Speedy Trial Tribunal, with proceedings expected to be completed within 90 days, according to Law Advisor A... Read More


Case filed against 500 over attack on Prothom Alo office

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A case has been started over the attack on the office of leading national daily Prothom Alo during a wave violence triggered by reports of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi... Read More


Why didn't poice intervene during attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star offices? DMP explains

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police have defended their response to attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, saying they refrained from forceful action to avoid loss of life. Dhaka Metropolitan... Read More


Calls for united stand to protect press freedom amid questions over govt response after attacks on newspapers

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Journalists, politicians, writers, business leaders and civil society figures in Bangladesh have called for a united stand to protect media freedom, questioning the government's resp... Read More


Former advisor Asif Mahmud collects nomination papers for Dhaka-10

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a prominent face of the July Uprising and a former advisor to the interim government, has collected nomination papers for the Dhaka-10 constituency ahead ... Read More