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Sheikh Hasina's interviews: Bangladesh summons Indian deputy high commissioner

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned an Indian diplomat over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's interviews with Indian news outlets while in Delhi. On Wednesday, Indian D... Read More


Narayanganj police arrest 29, seize explosives ahead of Awami League programme

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Twenty-nine people have been arrested in a special drive conducted by police in Narayanganj ahead of a programme announced by the Awami League, whose activities remain officially ban... Read More


5 arrested over Mamun murder face four-day police interrogation

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Police have taken five people into custody over the killing of "top criminal" Tarik Saif Mamun in Old Dhaka, allowing investigators to interrogate them under the arms law. On Wednes... Read More


Denmark's APM Terminals to build, run Bangladesh's new Laldia Port

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Bangladesh is set to construct a container port on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, with Denmark-based APM Terminals selected to both build and operate the Laldia Port for 30 years... Read More


'Bangladesh preparing for elections': Yunus tells Canadian parliamentary delegation

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The government is preparing to organise the general election to mark a "historic moment" for the nation, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has told a Canadian parliamentary delegation. T... Read More


British journalist Bergman condemns fresh arrest bid to keep ex-mayor Ivy behind bars

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- British journalist and human rights activist David Bergman has criticised the police move to show former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy arrested in several new c... Read More


Bus catches fire at Mawa expressway entrance in Dolaipar

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A bus has caught fire on the road at the Dolaipar Para entrance to the Mawa expressway in Dhaka. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving the alert and brought the flames un... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus to address the nation Thursday

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus will address the nation on Thursday. His office said the speech will be broadcast simultaneously on state-run Bangladesh Television... Read More


Twins injured in Milestone jet crash return home after three months

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Twin sisters injured in the Milestone School and College jet crash have been discharged from hospital three and a half months after the incident. They returned home on Wednesday mor... Read More


Police raid ex-minister Nowfel's Chattogram residence over 'Awami League activist gathering'

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Police have conducted a raid at the Chashma Hill residence of former education minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury Nowfel in Chattogram and detained seven people following reports tha... Read More