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Minor's maintenance 'independent right', father can't avoid, High Court says

Bangladesh, July 16 -- A minor child's right to maintenance is an "independent and distinct" legal right regardless of whether the parents remain married, the High Court has ruled, saying an unproven ... Read More


Home minister hints at 'hidden actors' behind student protests

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has warned that certain quarters are hiding their identities to "fish in troubled waters" amid the student demonstrations demanding the education ... Read More


Amnesty, HRW, CPJ among five groups urge Bangladesh to free four journalists, drop tribunal proceedings

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Five international rights and press freedom organisations have called on Bangladesh to release four journalists arrested after the July Uprising and drop tribunal proceedings li... Read More


President, PM urge nation-building based on sacrifices of July Uprising

Bangladesh, July 16 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman have paid tribute to those killed in the July Uprising, calling on the nation to build a democratic, just and hu... Read More


Rainwater floods Dhaka, Chattogram as drains fail to reach rivers and canals

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Heavy rain has once again exposed the fragile drainage systems of Dhaka and Chattogram, leaving large parts of Bangladesh's two biggest cities under water. Experts say the floo... Read More


Suspended BNP leader hacked to death outside home in Kishoreganj

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Unidentified attackers have stabbed and hacked to death Jahidul Alam Jahangir, suspended president of Mithamoin Upazila BNP, in Kishoreganj. The attack occurred outside his hom... Read More


Three ambulance passengers killed in Pabna highway accident

Bangladesh, July 16 -- A bus and an ambulance have crashed in Pabna Sadar Upazila, killing three people. The accident occurred on the Pabna-Dhaka Highway's Saradangi at 7am on Thursday, said Ataikula... Read More


2 journalists, 1 businessman die in road accidents in Uttara

Bangladesh, July 16 -- At least three people have died in separate road accidents in Dhaka's Uttara. Two journalists were killed after being hit by a bus while returning home after watching the FIFA ... Read More


Fire breaks out at Chattogram salt factory burning 10 people

Bangladesh, July 16 -- At least 10 people have suffered burn injuries in a fire at a salt factory in Chattogram's Boalkhali Upazila. The fire broke out on Thursday at the Confidence Salt Factory near... Read More


July Uprising murder probes expose fake plaintiffs, 'dead' man alive in Saudi Arabia

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Police investigations into several murder and attempted murder cases filed with police stations across Dhaka over the crackdown during the July Uprising have uncovered major inc... Read More