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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


Heavy security near Dhaka's lower courts as Hasina family graft verdict looms

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Security has been beefed up in Dhaka's lower court area ahead of the verdict in three Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cases against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of... Read More


Lawyer ZI Khan Panna withdraws from Hasina's defence over lack of confidence in ICT

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna has said he will not act as state-appointed lawyer for Sheikh Hasina in two cases involving enforced disappearances and torture at the TFI and JIC during ... Read More


4,042 candidates clear 46th BCS written exam

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The Public Service Commission (PSC) has released the results of the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written examination, with 4,042 candidates making the cut. The results were p... Read More


Court orders tracing of all illegal plot owners, action against RAJUK, housing ministry officers

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Alongside finding former prime minister Sheikh Hasina guilty in the plot corruption cases, Dhaka's Fifth Special Judge's Court also highlighted serious malpractices by the Rajdhani U... Read More


Merged Islamic banks to reduce salaries to standardise pay, preserving jobs

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Administrators overseeing the merger of five Shariah-based banks have taken steps to reduce salaries, allowances, and other benefits for officers and employees as part of the integra... Read More


MPO inclusion: Special school teachers' sit-in enters 33rd day

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Teachers from schools for people with disabilities are continuing their sit-in outside the National Press Club in Dhaka, pressing for MPO inclusion along with four related demands. ... Read More


Bangladesh records 7 dengue deaths, 567 hospital admissions in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Bangladesh has reported seven more deaths due to dengue fever, while 567 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the disease in the past 24 hours. The total number of hosp... Read More