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Management of police, justice, administration has become difficult, law advisor says

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said managing key state institutions has become difficult due to their "weakened foundation over the past one and a half decades." In his speech at the s... Read More


Court grants bail to Hannan, former owner of motorcycle linked to Hadi attack

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The court has granted bail to Abdul Hannan, a former owner of the motorcycle initially linked by the RAB to the fatal attack on Inqilab Moncho Convenor Shari Osman bin Hadi. Dhaka M... Read More


Hadi killing probe: Sibyoun, Sanjay to be interrogated for five more days

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- Police have received permission to take Sibyoun Diu and Sanjay Chisim back into custody for another five days of questioning in connection to the shooting of Inqilab Moncho Convenor ... Read More


NBR chairman says extension of return deadline depends on government

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said the government will decide whether the deadline for income tax return submission for individual taxpayers will be ex... Read More


Shiraz Ali Khan leaves Dhaka 'in anguish', vows not to return until culture is safe

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- Renowned classical musician Shiraz Ali Khan, a great-grandson of Ustad Alauddin Khan, has announced that he will not return to Bangladesh until artists, music and cultural institutio... Read More


Udichi Shilpigosthi to renovate arson-hit office with public donations

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The cultural organisation Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi has said it will rely on public donations to renovate its central office hit by an arson attack, ruling out any assistance fr... Read More


Nomination papers collected on behalf of Khaleda, Tarique in Bogura

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- Nomination papers have been collected in Bogura on behalf of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia and the party's acting chief Tarique Rahman for the parliamentary polls sc... Read More


Bangladesh braces for colder days as fog blankets Dhaka and other regions

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- Fog has enveloped parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecasting that the condition will persist for several more ... Read More


Bangladesh court imposes travel ban on ousted PM Hasina, 16 others

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- A court in Bangladesh has imposed a travel ban on deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, along with 16 others. The order was issued on Sunday by a Dhaka co... Read More


Bangladesh to open reinsurance to foreign firms as state insurer warns of forex outflows

Dhaka, Dec. 21 -- The interim government has prepared a draft amendment to the Insurance Corporation Act that would allow insurance companies to reinsure their risks with foreign firms. It would end ... Read More