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JU students sit in through night demanding proctor's resignation over 'rape attempt'

Dhaka, May 16 -- Jahangirnagar University has remained tense as students extended their overnight sit-in, demanding the resignation of the proctor and proctorial body over alleged security failures fo... Read More


Former health state minister, ACME Laboratories MD Mizanur Rahman Sinha dies at 83

Dhaka, May 16 -- Mizanur Rahman Sinha, managing director of ACME Laboratories Limited and a former state minister for health, has died in Singapore while undergoing treatment. He was 83. He passed aw... Read More


Attack on Shah Ali shrine part of pattern seen under Yunus government: TIB

Dhaka, May 16 -- The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has condemned the attack on the Shah Ali Baghdadi shrine in Dhaka's Mirpur, describing it as a continuation of the violence that began ... Read More


Sudan PM pays courtesy call on Bangladesh president in London

Dhaka, May 16 -- Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin in the UK. The meeting took place on Saturday morning [local time] at a London hotel, s... Read More


Habiganj SP withdrawn just 10 days after posting amid social media outcry

Dhaka, May 16 -- The police superintendent of Habiganj has been relieved of his posting barely 10 days after taking charge, making him the third officer removed from a new assignment following scrutin... Read More


Moulvibazar SP withdrawn just 10 days after posting amid social media outcry

Dhaka, May 16 -- The police superintendent of Moulvibazar has been relieved of his posting barely 10 days after taking charge, making him the third officer removed from a new assignment following scru... Read More


Foreign ministry ex-DG Sabbir detained while 'infiltrating' through Patgram border

Dhaka, May 16 -- Police have detained former director general of the foreign ministry Sabbir Bin Shams, while "illegally" entering the country through the Patgram Upazila border in Lalmonirhat. Polic... Read More


Experts call for measles treatment guideline as child deaths surge in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 16 -- Public health experts have called for a formal measles treatment guideline in Bangladesh, warning the absence of one is costing children their lives. They say a guideline would ensur... Read More


Convicted former Rokeya University VC Hasibur Rashid arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 16 -- Police have arrested Prof Md Hasibur Rashid, the former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. He was earlier sentenced in a case over th... Read More


Tarique begins maiden Chandpur tour as prime minister

Dhaka, May 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left for Chandpur to lead a series of development and political events in the district. His motorcade rolled out of his Gulshan residence at 8:45am ... Read More