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Ziaul Ahsan arrested in crimes against humanity case over Salahuddin 'disappearance'

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre chief Ziaul Ahsan has been placed under arrest in a crimes against humanity case over the alleged enforced disappearance of H... Read More


DNA tests next as police piece together new account of Rangpur family murders

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Police say the two men arrested over the killing of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and three members of his family in Rangpur have given new details in court that investig... Read More


'No reason to go home now': Dipu Moni no longer wants bail after husband's death

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Former minister Dipu Moni has sought to withdraw her bail application in a crimes against humanity case, saying she no longer feels an urgency to return home following the death... Read More


Falani's dismembered body: Friend's husband, his associate to be grilled

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- A Dhaka court has allowed police to question two suspects for four days in a case over the recovery of the dismembered body of Suraiya Akter aka Falani, in the capital's Sabujba... Read More


5 more die with measles symptoms, 75 new cases confirmed

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Five more people with measles symptoms have died in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours - three in the Dhaka Division and two in the Sylhet Division. Another 75 fresh cases of the ... Read More


Snakes spotted on 19th floor of Bangladesh Secretariat, beaten to death

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Panic has briefly gripped the Bangladesh Secretariat after three snakes were found on the 19th floor of Building No. 6, before employees beat them to death. Md Mahmudul Kabir, ... Read More


868 hospitalised with dengue fever across Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh has recorded 868 fresh dengue hospitalisations in the past 24 hours, with no deaths reported during this period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) pu... Read More


Justice Habibul Gani elevated to Appellate Division, oath Sunday

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- President has appointed High Court Division Justice Mohammad Habibul Gani to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. The law ministry confirmed the appointment on Thursday... Read More


Rumeen criticises government over 'on-and-off' power cuts in parliament

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana has launched a scathing critique of the government in parliament over the energy crisis, power outages, commodity prices, and the law-and-ord... Read More


Foreign firms get nod for bank guarantees on government tenders

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Foreign companies can now obtain bank guarantees from any scheduled bank operating in Bangladesh to bid for international tenders. Bangladesh Bank approved the facility on Thur... Read More