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Two sentenced to death over 2023 murder of Tejgaon College student

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced two men to death for the murder of Tejgaon College student Ikram Hossain Molla in 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Faiz delivered the ve... Read More


Economists, industry leaders question whether the US tariff deal serves Bangladesh's interests

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The trade agreement Bangladesh signed with the United States after nine months of negotiation -- under the shadow of steep supplementary tariffs -- was meant to ease pressure on expo... Read More


Two killed as bus rams Leguna during passenger drop-off in Jatrabari

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Two people have died and another has been injured after a speeding bus ploughed into a small passenger carrier, locally known as a "Leguna", in Dhaka's Jatrabari area while passenger... Read More


PM Tarique chairs meeting on Dhaka airport's third terminal

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has chaired a meeting on the long-delayed third terminal at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, with a focus on bringing the facility into o... Read More


PM Tarique meets Saudi ambassador at Secretariat

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer H Bin Abiyah has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the Cabinet Division in the Secret... Read More


PM Tarique's early arrival at Secretariat 'leaves many surprised'

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun attending office at the Secretariat in line with the Ramadan schedule, arriving shortly after 9am on Sunday. His Additional Press Secretary, ... Read More


Five held over alleged extortion-linked attack on Dhaka embroidery factory

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Five people have been arrested over an attack on an embroidery factory in Dhaka's Adabor after workers surrounded the local police station at midnight demanding action. Adabor Polic... Read More


International Mother Language Day observed outside UN headquarters in New York

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- International Mother Language Day has been observed outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, with expatriate Bangladeshis paying tribute to the language martyrs despite a... Read More


Customs seize phones, cigarettes worth Tk 1m from Dubai returnee at Chattogram airport

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Customs officials at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have seized 15 mobile phones and a large quantity of foreign cigarettes from a passenger arriving from Dubai. Th... Read More


Tributes pour in as Bangladesh remembers Language Movement martyrs

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Bangladesh is observing Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day with due solemnity as people across the country pay tribute to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Mo... Read More