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Khagrachhari tense as restrictions stretch into third consecutive day

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Section 144 restriction has remained in force for a third consecutive day in Khagrachhari town, Sadar municipality and Guimara Upazila following unrest over the alleged rape of a Ma... Read More


Rizvi alleges Islamists 'strategically' placed in administration under interim government

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that individuals with ideological ties to the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, are being "deliberately" p... Read More


Government announces 22-day fishing ban to protect female hilsa from Oct 4

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The government has set a 22-day ban from Oct 4 to 25 to protect female hilsa during their breeding season. Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter announced that during this ... Read More


NCP's Masud apologises after controversial comments on Khagrachhari 'rape'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Abdul Hannan Masud, senior joint chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party, has apologised for his comments regarding the alleged gang-rape of a Marma schoolgirl in Khagrachha... Read More


Former Snapchat CSO Imran expresses interest in investing in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Imran Khan, an American investor of Bangladeshi origin, has expressed his interest in investing in Bangladesh after a meeting with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. Imran, 48, moved to... Read More


Police reveal identities of three killed in Khagrachhari violence

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Police have disclosed the identities of three men who were killed in Khagrachhari's Guimara during clashes sparked by the alleged gang rape of a Marma schoolgirl. The victims, all ... Read More


Court orders attachment of Sikder family assets in Thailand amid graft probe

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of investments in seven companies in Thailand linked to the children of late Zainul Haque Sikder, the former chairman of National Bank. The or... Read More


Body of Narayanganj union council member found. Police say a mob beat him to death

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Police say locals have beaten a union council member to death after tying up his hands and feet in Narayanganj's Araihazar. The incident occurred in Brahmandi Union's Baliapara are... Read More


Jatiya Party leader Mamunur Rashid remanded for 6 days in anti-terrorism case

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- A Dhaka court has placed Kazi Md Mamunur Rashid, secretary general of the Raushon Ershad-led faction of the Jatiya Party, on six days' remand in an anti-terrorism case. Metropolita... Read More


What is happening in Guimara? ISPR sees 'conspiracy to incite riots'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The Bangladesh Army has said the renewed turmoil in Khagrachhari over the past 10 days is part of a larger "conspiracy" aimed at destabilising the Chittagong Hill Tracts and trigger... Read More