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Asif Nazrul to head committee formed to oversee Bangladesh Bank heist probe

Dhaka, March 12 -- The interim government has formed a high-level committee headed by Law Advisor Asif Nazrul to review the Bangladesh Bank reserve theft. The Cabinet Division issued a notification o... Read More


Beximco Group to run under own management as High Court rules out receiver

Dhaka, March 12 -- The High Court has ruled that Beximco Group will operate under its own supervision without a receiver, with strict monitoring by Bangladesh Bank and other relevant regulators. The ... Read More


Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members get early access to Lady Gaga concert tickets

Dhaka, March 12 -- Singapore Airlines, or the SIA Group, is offering its KrisFlyer rewards programme members exclusive priority access to tickets for Lady Gaga's upcoming concert in Singapore. This co... Read More


Protesting doctors, medical students reach Secretariat to press demands

Dhaka, March 12 -- Protesting doctors and medical students have reached the Secretariat to present their four-point list of demands after police halted their march amid a work stoppage. Habibur Rahma... Read More


ICT issues arrest warrant against Hasina in Hifazat Shapla Chattar 'genocide' case

Dhaka, March 12 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and four others on charges of "massacring" Hifazat-e Islam members during a... Read More


Police permission required before digging up roads in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 12 -- Any digging up on the roads in the Dhaka will require permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police from now on. Those breaching the requirement will be brought to book, authorities... Read More


DNA samples collected from suspects in Magura child rape case

Dhaka, March 12 -- DNA samples have been collected from three out of the four accused in the "rape" of an 8-year-old girl in Magura. On Tuesday, the three male perpetrators were brought to the CID's ... Read More


Indian media reports on Bangladesh Army discipline 'completely false': ISPR

Dhaka, March 12 -- The Inter-Services Public Relations, or ISPR, has protested reports by certain Indian media outlets regarding the "discipline" of the Bangladesh Army. In a protest letter on Tuesda... Read More


Madrasa teacher gets life in prison for rape of student in Natore

Dhaka, March 12 -- A Natore court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to life in prison for the rape of his student in Natore's Boraigram. Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of the Natore Women and Children Repr... Read More


Dhaka airport hotline gets over 20,000 complaints, queries in one and a half years

Dhaka, March 12 -- Khilgaon resident Toufiq Hasan recently returned home from Kuala Lumpur on "Malaysia Airlines" and discovered that he had lost a bag. He dialled the hotline number of Dhaka's Shahj... Read More