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Police announce arrest of four over Muchabbir killing, including the 'shooter'

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Police have announced the arrest of four suspects in the murder of former Jatiotabadi Swecchasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Muchabbir. The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Pol... Read More


Court orders seizure of 10-storey building owned by wife of Hasina's APS Liku

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- A court has ordered the seizure of a 10-storey building belonging to the wife of Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku, assistant private secretary to Sheikh Hasina. Rahima Akter's building, loc... Read More


Bus owner arrested after Cumilla accident that killed four

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The owner of the bus, which was involved in the three-way accident in Cumilla that killed four people, has been arrested. Daudkandi Highway Police chief Iqbal Bahar Mojumder confirm... Read More


Teknaf child in ICU after being shot across border

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Huzaifa Afnan, a child wounded by a bullet fired from Myanmar, is in intensive care in Chattogram. She was admitted to Chattogram Medical College Hospital after the incident earlier... Read More


'Mass killings during internet blackout': ICT prosecutors seek charges against Joy, Palak

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Prosecutors at the International Crimes Tribunal have applied for the framing of charges against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former ICT stat... Read More


BTCL increases internet speeds up to three times while keeping prices unchanged

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has announced that it has increased speeds by up to three times across various internet packages while keeping prices unchang... Read More


Interim government to campaign for 'Yes' vote: press secretary

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Bangladesh will officially kick off campaigning for the upcoming general election and referendum from Jan 22 and the interim government will be campaigning for a "Yes" vote in the re... Read More


What does an 'inclusive and participatory' election mean? EU observers explain

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- An inclusive and participatory election means ensuring that all groups in Bangladeshi society are able to vote and that citizens turn out in credible numbers to shape their future, a... Read More


Hasina's candidacy for 2008 polls would've been scrapped if ACC, EC functioned properly: ACC chief

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's asset statement submitted alongside her affidavit for the ninth general elections in 2008 differed significantly from the assets she was subseq... Read More


RAB arrests another suspect in murder of lawyer Alif

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested another suspect in the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chattogram. The arrest was announced in a statement signed by RAB-7 Assistant Di... Read More