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High Court calls 43rd BCS recruitment 'opaque', orders exam results re-published

Dhaka, June 25 -- The High Court has observed that the non-cadre recruitment process of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam has "deviated" from the existing law and has described the entire p... Read More


As conflict rages in Myanmar, Bangladeshis are dying with little justice, accountability or answers

Dhaka, June 25 -- A war is raging in Myanmar. Yet some of its victims are dying inside Bangladesh. A woman is killed while cooking dinner. A child is shot while playing in his yard. Farmers die in ba... Read More


Jamaat expels four over attack on journalists in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, June 25 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has expelled four individuals for assaulting journalists in Dhaka's Dhanmondi during the founding anniversary of the Awami League. The party announced the decisi... Read More


Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Trivedi given ceremonial status of minister

Dhaka, June 25 -- Dinesh Trivedi, Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, has been granted equivalent status of a union cabinet minister for ceremonial functions. The announcement was made in a memo ... Read More


Bangladesh, China agree to boost cooperation on Teesta, river management

Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh and China have reached a consensus on expanding cooperation in integrated river management, with a particular focus on the Teesta River. Dhaka formally sought Beijing's t... Read More


'Signal glitch' derails three coaches, cuts Chattogram-Mymensingh rail link

Dhaka, June 25 -- Rail communication between Mymensingh and Chattogram has been suspended after three coaches of the Bijoy Express derailed following a reported signalling error in Gouripur. The inci... Read More


Bangladesh counts 8.2 million addicts, plans armed drug force, special courts

Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh is home to an estimated 8.2 million drug addicts, driven primarily by the rapid spread of synthetic and semi-synthetic narcotics, the home minister has said. Salahuddin A... Read More


Mother, daughter murder in Anwara: Chargesheet submitted in 12 days

Dhaka, June 25 -- Police have filed a chargesheet in court against Rimon Barua alias Tejpriyo Barua Teju, a family member arrested over the murder of a mother and daughter in Chattogram's Anwara. The... Read More


DGHS summons Shyamoli hospital authorities over child death from 'oxygen line leakage'

Dhaka, June 24 -- The health directorate has summoned the authorities of a private hospital in Dhaka's Shyamoli over the death of a child allegedly due to oxygen line leakage. Confirming the developm... Read More


Dengue taskforce out in force, state minister in the field

Dhaka, June 24 -- A government dengue taskforce has swooped down on Gulshan, fining several buildings where Aedes mosquito larvae were found, with State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam le... Read More