BFIU says Tk 760bn in assets linked to Hasina family, 10 business groups frozen

Bangladesh, July 15 -- The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) says assets worth Tk 760 billion linked to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10 business groups have been fro... Read More

1 missing after Forest Department trawler carrying 9 capsizes in Baleshwar River

Bangladesh, July 15 -- A Forest Department trawler carrying nine people has capsized in the Baleshwar River while heading to a reserved forest for a tree-planting programme in Barguna's Patharghata. ... Read More

Two sentenced to death, 10 get life for Mymensingh deed writer murder

Bangladesh, July 15 -- A court has sentenced two men to death and 10 others to life imprisonment for the murder of a deed writer in Mymensingh over a land dispute. The convicts were also fined as the... Read More

Verdict on ACC's case against ex-BB deputy governor SK Sur due on Jul 28

Bangladesh, July 15 -- A Dhaka court has set Jul 28 to deliver its verdict in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur, a... Read More

Gopalganj floods submerge 306 hectares, vegetable farmers worst hit

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Heavy rainfall over the past week has submerged 306 hectares of cropland in Gopalganj, inundating paddy, jute and vegetable fields and leaving farmers counting losses, with vege... Read More

HSC examinees block road in Uttara as part of 'long march to education ministry'

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinees have blocked a major road in Dhaka's Uttara as part of their previously announced "Long march to the Ministry of Education" programm... Read More

Madrasa teacher accused of breaking boy's arm with cane, forcing pen into his mouth

Bangladesh, July 15 -- A 7-year-old madrasa student has suffered a fractured left arm after allegedly being beaten with a cane by a teacher at a madrasa and orphanage in Manikganj's Saturia. The fami... Read More

Plant one tree each, PM Tarique tells children

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged children to plant at least one tree every year and take responsibility for its care as part of efforts to protect the environment. He ma... Read More

'No Awami League-BNP, but we'll fix Dhaka as citizens,' says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on everyone to rise above political affiliations and fulfill their responsibilities as citizens in order to make... Read More

AC blast burns 10 at Gulistan barbershop, three 'critically injured'

Bangladesh, July 15 -- An "air conditioner explosion" at a barbershop in Dhaka's Gulistan has left 10 people burnt, with nine admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. The blast... Read More

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