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Journalists demand lawyers be brought to justice over Dhaka court assault

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The Court Reporters Unity (CRU) has condemned the assault on Somoy TV journalist Asif Mohammad Siam inside a Dhaka courtroom, demanding the lawyers involved be brought to justic... Read More


Government will assist with travel papers if Tarique decides to return to Bangladesh, says Touhid

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said the interim government will extend support with travel documents if BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman chooses to return to Bangladesh.... Read More


EC revises constituency boundaries in 46 parliamentary constituencies

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The Election Commission (EC) has brought changes to the boundaries of 46 constituencies for the parliamentary polls. On Thursday, the commission finalised the demarcation of al... Read More


Court bars GM Quader, wife from leaving country amid graft probe

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Jatiya Party leader GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader amid an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation into allegations of gr... Read More


Sophie Turner cast as Lara Croft in Amazon's upcoming 'Tomb Raider' series

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Sophie Turner will step into the iconic role of Lara Croft in Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming "Tomb Raider" television series, the studio confirmed. The project, being developed b... Read More


Lawyers barred from representing 'fugitive' ex-PM Hasina over Purbachal plot graft

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Four lawyers have been denied permission to represent ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in corruption trials concerning the Purbachal plot scandal as she is legally classified... Read More


15 people testify against Rehana, her children over Purbachal 'plot graft'

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- As many as 15 people have testified in three cases initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal N... Read More


7 members of gang posing as DB police arrested over Dhaka robberies

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Police have arrested seven members of a gang accused of robbing people across Dhaka by posing as plainclothes detectives. Md Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metrop... Read More


Bangladesh lost $16bn a year to corruption, says Transparency International's Valerian

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Bangladesh saw an estimated $16 billion stolen and siphoned abroad each year during the Awami League's 15 years in power, fuelling the "global economy of corruption", according ... Read More


Commuter train goes off tracks in Brahmanbaria

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- A coach of the "Titas Commuter" train has derailed in Brahmanbaria's Ashuganj Upazila, disrupting services on the down line. Brahmanbaria Railway Station Master Nazmul Hossain ... Read More