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Jamaat MPs challenge legality of ministers' district roles in High Court

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Eleven Jamaat-e-Islami MPs have moved the High Court challenging a government decision to assign ministers, state ministers and parliamentary whips responsibility for overseeing... Read More


GK Shamim to stand trial over alleged fraud in CU building contract

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- A Chattogram court has ordered GK Shamim, a controversial contractor for government projects, to stand trial in an Anti-Corruption Commission case over alleged fraud in securing... Read More


Man held near Pakistan High Commission after posing as DGFI official

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Police have arrested a man in Dhaka's Gulshan for allegedly posing as an assistant director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). The suspect has been ident... Read More


3 killed in autorickshaw, covered van collision in Kishoreganj

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Three people have been killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-powered autorickshaw and a covered van in Kishoreganj's Katiyadi. The crash occurred... Read More


Opposition alliance boycotts process of passing Human Rights Commission Bill

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- The opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a boycott of the entire process of passing the National Human Rights Commission Bill. They have accused the governm... Read More


Chief prosecutor says new lead 'links' unnamed cultural figure to Sagar-Runi killings

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam says investigators have found a lead linking a cultural figure to the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sar... Read More


Bangladesh reports three more dengue deaths with 1,097 hospitalised in a day

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has recorded three more deaths from dengue in a 24-hour count, taking this year's official toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 93. Hospitals across the country a... Read More


Third terminal building is complete, but key works remain unfinished: minister

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- The third terminal building at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport is complete, but key works needed to open the facility remain unfinished, Civil Aviation Minister M Rashid... Read More


Four more die with measles symptoms in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has recorded four more suspected measles deaths in a 24-hour count. The Directorate General of Health Services said 365 people tested positive for measles during the... Read More


Kaptai dam's 16 gates opened early to ease lake pressure

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- The Kaptai dam in Rangamati has been opened to ease pressure from rising water in the lake. All 16 gates were opened 6 inches each at 8:20pm on Saturday, releasing 9,000 cusecs... Read More