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Bangladesh calls on public to report social media posts that incite violence

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The National Cyber Security Agency has called on the public to report social media posts that promote terrorism or incite violence amid heightened concerns over online content linked... Read More


'Blasphemy': Seven arrested over lynching of worker in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven suspects in connection with the fatal beating of a worker in Mymensingh's Bhaluka Upazila following allegations of blasphemy. The... Read More


Child dies in arson attack on BNP leader's home in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- A child has been killed and three other people injured after an alleged arson attack on the home of a BNP leader in Lakshmipur. The incident occurred late on Friday night in the Sut... Read More


Post-mortem under way for slain activist Hadi at Suhrawardy Hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- A post-mortem examination is being carried out on the body of slain political activist Sharif Osman Hadi at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital ahead of his burial. The Inqi... Read More


ICT prosecutor Zoha's home 'set ablaze' in Magura

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The family home of BTV Director-General (DG) Mahbubul Alam and Tanvir Hassan Zoha, a prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has been hit by an apparent arson attack i... Read More


Zubaida flies back to London ahead of husband Tarique's return

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Zubaida Rahman, the wife of BNP leader Tarique Rahman, has set off for London ahead of her husband's planned return to Bangladesh after more than a decade in the UK. She left Dhaka ... Read More


Bangladesh observing day of mourning for slain activist Osman Hadi

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Bangladesh is observing a day of state mourning following the death of political activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot at close range in Dhaka earlier this month. National flags ... Read More


Jatiya Party leader Anisul's home torched in Ctg's Hathazari

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Assailants have reportedly set fire to the village home of senior Jatiya Party leader Anisul Islam Mahmud in Chattogram's Hathazari. The incident took place shortly before midnight ... Read More


UN chief Guterres urges Bangladesh to "exercise restraint" over Hadi's killing

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all parties in Bangladesh to "exercise restraint" over the death of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi. UN spokes... Read More


BNP vows to thwart 'orchestrated conspiracy' to derail election

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The BNP has accused "certain political groups" of working through a planned design to strip people of their democratic rights, warning that any attempts to disrupt the election will ... Read More