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Aug 21 case: State petitions to appeal against acquittal of all suspects

Dhaka, March 19 -- The state has petitioned to appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting all 49 suspects sentenced by the Speedy Trial Tribunal in the Aug 21 Bangabandhu Avenue grenade attack c... Read More


15 Bangladeshis posing as cricketers denied entry to Malaysia

Dhaka, March 19 -- A group of Bangladeshis claiming to be a cricket team has been denied entry into Malaysia after authorities discovered that the tournament they were supposedly there to attend did n... Read More


3 die as ambulance rams three-wheeler in Jashore

Dhaka, March 19 -- Three passengers on a three-wheeler, including a father and daughter, have been killed after their vehicle was rammed by an ambulance in Jashore's Jhikargacha Upazila. Two others ha... Read More


Budget speech to be 50-60 pages, says finance advisor

Dhaka, March 19 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said the upcoming budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year will be "very practical" and will aim at controlling inflation while promoting business e... Read More


Child 'raped' in Nawabganj, locals beat and hand over suspect to police

Dhaka, March 19 -- Locals have beaten and then handed a man over to police in Dhaka's Nawabganj Upazila over the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl. The incident occurred at Daulatpur village in K... Read More


EC granted access to UNHCR's Rohingya database

Dhaka, March 19 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has granted Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) access to its database of registered Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. A... Read More


Bangladesh's post-LDC trade shift: Challenges exist, but opportunities dominate, says commerce advisor

Dhaka, March 19 -- Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin has said despite some challenges in trade following Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category, the opportunities... Read More


High Court halts Dhaka University business faculty admission test results for 2 months

Dhaka, March 19 -- The High Court has issued a two-month suspension on publishing the results of the Dhaka University (DU) "Ga" Unit admission test for the 2024-25 academic year under the Faculty of B... Read More


'I also have the right to know,' says Asif Mahmud on Dhaka administrator clique controversy

Dhaka, March 19 -- Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said he would like to know about appointment of administrators following a controversy that surfaced over "a special clique b... Read More


Former UGC chairman Shahidullah dies at 72

Dhaka, March 19 -- Prof Kazi Shahidullah, former chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has died at the age of 72 while undergoing treatment for cancer in Australia. Syed Muhammed Abul F... Read More