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Khaleda in 'critical condition', says BNP Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is in a "critical condition," Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has told the media. His remarks came following a special prayer session after... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul urges journalists to steer clear of partisanship

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged journalists to break free from the clutches of political parties, warning that partisanship has blighted the country's media l... Read More


CID files case against ex-Padma Bank chief Nafeez Sarafat, family for 'laundering Tk 16.1bn'

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case accusing former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, members of his family, and an associate of laundering more ... Read More


Man stabbed to death in 'late-night mugging' in Chattogram

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- A man has been killed during a "late-night mugging" in Chattogram. The incident occurred opposite the Chattogram District Council building in the port city's Kotwali Thana on Thursd... Read More


Cyclone Ditwah in Bay of Bengal unlikely to affect coastline, Met Office says

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A low-pressure system located in the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjacent Sri Lankan coast has intensified into a cyclone, which has been named "Ditwah". The Bangladesh Meteorol... Read More


Cyclone Ditwah spins up over Bay of Bengal, ports on alert

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A low-pressure system located in the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjacent Sri Lankan coast has intensified into a cyclone, which has been named "Ditwah". The Bangladesh Meteorol... Read More


Purbachal plot graft: Ousted PM Hasina gets total of 21 years in jail in 3 cases

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi prime minister ousted by the July Uprising, to a total of 21 years in jail in three cases over corruption in the allocation... Read More


Verdicts being read out in plot graft case against Hasina, her children

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A judge has begun reading out the verdicts in three cases against 23 suspects, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case over misusing government power to allocate plo... Read More


Depression deepens over Bay, cyclone forecast

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said the low-pressure system over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka coast has intensified into a deep depression.... Read More


Fakhrul visits ailing Jamaat leader Taher in hospital

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has visited Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher in a hospital. The visit took place on Tuesday afternoon. Ac... Read More