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High Court grants bail to Latif Siddique, journalist Panna in Anti-Terrorism Act case

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The High Court has granted bail to expelled Awami League leader and former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, and journalist Monjurul Alam Panna, both arrested in a case filed under the A... Read More


Police couple sentenced to death in Mymensingh for murder of co-worker over affair

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A Mymensingh court has sentenced both members of a police couple to death for the murder of a fellow policeman over an extra-marital affair. After a lengthy investigation and trial, ... Read More


Court orders trial of former BB deputy governor SK Sur to begin in graft case

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A Dhaka court has indicted Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, popularly known as SK Sur, the former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, in a case filed over the senior government banker n... Read More


Chattogram mayor warns city turning 'unsafe' after BNP candidate shooting

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Chattogram Mayor Shahadat Hossain has warned that the city is gradually becoming "unsafe" as the national elections approach, following the shooting of BNP candidate Ershad Ullah. He... Read More


Sarwar was once Sajjad's underling, but ended up challenging him. Did it lead to his killing?

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Sarwar Hossain Babla was shot "at a close range" during a public relations event for BNP leader Ershad Ullah, his father said. His elder brother, however, said that there had been tw... Read More


Jamaat warns of tougher programmes to secure pre-election referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has warned that the party will resort to a tougher action if necessary to secure a referendum before the national election. Speaking at a brief rally at Paltan inters... Read More


Salinity, parasitic vine pushing Sundari tree to the brink in Sundarbans

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- On the ragged edge of the Sundarbans, where the forest meets the brackish tides, Islam Sana from Tetultala Char in Maheshwaripur Union of Khulna's Koyra Upazila counts change by what ... Read More


Governor Mansur outlines challenges in merging five weak Shariah-based banks

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Following the formal initiation of the process to merge five financially distressed Shariah-based private banks, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has identified several challen... Read More


Protest at Dhaka University calls for reinstating music, PE teachers at primary level

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The Department of Music at Dhaka University has held a protest rally to demand the reinstatement of the assistant teacher positions for "music" and "physical education" at Bangladesh'... Read More


Domestic mobile phone manufacturers assure NEIR registration will not kick up prices

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- After the government's implementation of mandatory handset registration, some "grey market" traders have warned that mobile phone prices could rise. Local manufacturers, however, dis... Read More