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Tk 331mn in 46 accounts of former MP Nasim frozen amid corruption probe

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 46 bank accounts containing over Tk 331.9 million belonging to AFM Bahauddin Nasim, a former member of parliament, and his associates. Dhaka... Read More


Freedom fighter Swapan recalls historic arms surrender

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Freedom fighter Shafiqul Islam Swapan, who balanced a rifle in one hand and a camera in the other during the Liberation War, formally surrendered his arms on Jan 31, 1972. Attending ... Read More


Khulna and Jashore next as Tarique Rahman steps up election campaign

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Khulna and Jashore will be the next stops in BNP chief Tarique Rahman's election campaign. Tarique will address election rallies in both south-western cities on Monday, said Shairul ... Read More


CMP bars processions, rallies at Chittagong Port for a month amid NCT lease protests

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- After workers and employees paralysed operations at Chittagong Port in protest against the lease of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign operators, Chattogram police ha... Read More


DNCC Administrator Azaz barred from leaving Bangladesh amid graft probe

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A Dhaka court has slapped a travel ban on Mohammad Azaz, administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), who is under investigation over corruption allegations. Dhaka Metropoli... Read More


Topu Raihan urges Bangladesh to follow ideals of Liberation War to move forward

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Topu Raihan, son of martyred intellectual Zahir Raihan, believes Bangladesh must advance by holding firmly to the ideals that inspired the 1971 Liberation War. He spoke at the launch... Read More


Not all post-war generations carry Liberation War ideals, says freedom fighter Linu Haque

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Freedom fighter Linu Haque has said that not all generations born after Bangladesh's Liberation War have carried forward the ideals of the struggle. She made the remarks on Saturday ... Read More


Julian Francis warns bogus freedom fighter entries on lists tarnish legacy of 1971 heroes

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Julian Francis, also known as "Friend of Bangladesh", has said the honour of genuine freedom fighters is being undermined by the inclusion of "fakes" on official lists. His bond with... Read More


140,000 expatriate postal ballots reach Bangladesh ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Nearly 140,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls scheduled for Feb 12. Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of t... Read More


'Bangladesh, Penned in Blood' Volume 2 explores Bengali people's many-fronted War of Independence

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Was Bangladesh's Liberation War confined to nine months, and only a sector-based military campaign? Do "genocide" and "freedom fighter" alone capture the scale of violence, resistanc... Read More