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'Hearing 1971 called worst generation breaks my heart', says freedom fighter Shahjahan

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- When the generation that carved Bangladesh out of blood and bullets is dismissed as the "worst", it tears open wounds that never truly healed, war-wounded freedom fighter Md Shahjaha... Read More


Police arrest man over 'attempted rape of child' in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly attempting to rape an 8-year-old child in Sirajganj. The incident occurred at Mamumpur area of the city on Tuesday, according to Sub-Inspect... Read More


'Enforced disappearance, murder': Formal complaint filed against ex-Army official Ziaul Ahsan at tribunal

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The prosecution has filed a formal complaint against former Army officer Ziaul Ahsan at the International Crimes Tribunal on charges of involvement in enforced disappearances and mur... Read More


ACC files 2 cases against S Alam Group over Tk 30.85bn 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Saiful Alam Masud, the head of the controversial business conglomerate S Alam Group, for allegedly embezzling Tk 20.32 b... Read More


EC urges TV channels to avoid 'insults, personal attacks' in election programmes

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Election Commission (EC) has asked television channels to refrain from airing insults, derogatory remarks or personal attacks in talk shows and election-related discussions ahead... Read More


Primary textbooks done, secondary still lagging as doubts persist over January delivery

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The printing of new textbooks for pre-primary and primary students has been completed by mid-December, with a total of about 85.92 million copies produced, easing worries for younger... Read More


Pakistan crackdown followed Mujib Bahini 'genocide', claims Jamaat leader Nazrul

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The 1971 Liberation War was actually a "crackdown" by Pakistan on the "Mujib Bahini", which had carried out "genocide" prior to Mar 25, Jamaat-e-Islami's Chattogram city chief Mohamm... Read More


RAB arrests key suspect Faisal's parents over Hadi attack

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the mother and father of Faisal Karim Masud, the main suspect in the attack on Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Wing Comman... Read More


'I'm half Sylheti,' says Tarique to warm applause at Victory Day event in London

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman has described himself as "half Sylheti" while addressing a Victory Day discussion in London, drawing loud applause from hundreds of expatriate Bangladeshis ... Read More


War heroine urges nation to let them live as human beings, never humiliated again

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Since the Liberation War, "Birangona" or war heroine Sheikh Fatema Ali has found no respite from humiliation. The wartime rape victim has been continuously neglected and subjected t... Read More