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Detained Army officers 'innocent', acted on 'Hasina's orders': lawyer

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Lawyers representing the Army officers who were sent to jail in three cases of crimes against humanity, including enforced disappearances and killings, allegedly committed during the... Read More


BUET student arrested under Cyber Security Act amid late-night protests

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Police have arrested a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) amid overnight protests on campus. Sreeshant Roy, a student of BUET's Department of Elec... Read More


How and why Oxfam published the Testimony of Sixty

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Testimony of Sixty on the Crisis in Bengal carried statements and articles written by famous figures such as Mother Teresa and Senator Edward Kennedy, along with well-known journ... Read More


Dhaka Metro to charge commuters Tk 100 for entry to stations without travel

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Commuters who enter any metro rail station in Dhaka by scanning their card but leave without making a trip will be charged a Tk 100 penalty, authorities say. The rule has been intro... Read More


Cargo chaos at Shahjalal airport as clearance backlog after blaze strands importers

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Days after the devastating fire at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport, importers are still struggling to receive consignments as clearance drags and ad-hoc workarounds falter. ... Read More


3 boys sentenced to jail for gangrape of July Uprising martyr's daughter in Patuakhali

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A Patuakhali tribunal has sentenced two boys to 13 years in prison and a third to 10 years in jail in a case over the gangrape of the daughter of July Uprising martyr Jashim Uddin Ho... Read More


LR Global CEO Reaz handed 'lifetime market ban' over mutual fund 'irregularities'

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Reaz Islam, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management, has been banned for life from the stock market over "unauthorised" investme... Read More


Savar and Ashulia will be merged to form new city corporation, says Advisor Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said Savar merged with Ashulia will be elevated to a city corporation, while Keraniganj will be upgraded to a 'Class A' munici... Read More


CID phone conversation verification 'not sufficient', Hasina's lawyer tells tribunal

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Defence counsel Amir Hossain has argued that the verification of phone conversations allegedly involving deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates during the July Upris... Read More


MPO teachers plan march to Secretariat as protest enters 10th day

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The ongoing protest movement by teachers and employees of educational institutions under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme demanding increases in various allowances, in... Read More