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Six men accused of raping Narayanganj woman after microbus abduction

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A 19-year-old woman has started a case alleging that she was raped in a microbus after being whisked away in the vehicle in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj. The complaint, filed late on Sat... Read More


Police disperse non-MPO teachers' rally with water cannon, sound grenade

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Police have used water cannons and stun grenades to disperse a rally of teachers demanding the inclusion of non-MPO educational institutions under the monthly-pay-order scheme. Sever... Read More


'Plot graft': 22 people testify against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A Dhaka court has recorded testimonies of 22 witnesses in three separate cases by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her ... Read More


Bangladesh reports 6 dengue deaths, 1,195 hospitalisations in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Six more people have died of dengue infection in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,195 patients have been newly hospitalised. This raises the total yearly death toll to 313 un... Read More


Advisor Asif Mahmud plans to stand in February election as an independent

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said he intends to contest in the next parliamentary polls as an independent candidate. On Sunday afternoon, he said, though h... Read More


Four school students drown in Meherpur lake

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Four school students have died while picking water lilies from a lake in Meherpur Sadar. Sadar Upazila administrator (UNO) Khairul Islam said, "The accident occurred around 5:15pm on... Read More


Government mulls onion imports as prices double

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The government is considering opening imports of onions as prices have suddenly surged towards the end of the harvesting season. Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin hinted at the mo... Read More


ACC prosecutes S Alam, 66 others over 'misappropriating' Tk 104.7 billion

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has brought charges of misappropriating Tk 104.7 billion against businessman Saiful Alam, better known as S Alam, alongside 66 others from the Islami Ba... Read More


Advisor Jahangir says Army personnel with executive powers will stay in the field as before

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the government's plan to withdraw 50 percent of Army personnel deployed with executive magistracy powers from the field will not be imple... Read More


Secretary calls on Aam Jonotar Dal's Tarek to seek legal resolution through an appeal

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Amid his ongoing hunger strike demanding party registration, Aam Jonotar Dal General Secretary Md Tarek Rahman has been urged by Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed to submit a... Read More