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Dhaka University set for major facelift as govt clears Tk 28.40bn project

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a project worth Tk 28.40 billion to overhaul Dhaka University's ailing infrastructure. Under the p... Read More


Fresh case filed against 5,500 over attack on NCP rally in Gopalganj

Bangladesh, July 30 -- A fresh case has been started over the deadly unrest surrounding a National Citizen Party (NCP) rally in Gopalganj. The latest case, filed by Gopalganj Sadar Police Station Ins... Read More


Five arrested over attack on Hindu homes in Rangpur

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Police have arrested five people in connection with the attack on homes belonging to the Hindu community in Rangpur's Gangachara Upazila sparked by rumours of blasphemy. The Ch... Read More


Eight sentenced to death for murder of Sylhet school student

Bangladesh, July 30 -- A Sylhet court has sentenced eight people to death and another seven to life in prison in connection with the 2021 murder of school student Sumel. Judge Syeda Amina Farhin of t... Read More


Top court acquits ex-AL leader Mobarak Hossain in war crimes case, overturning death sentence

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Supreme Court has acquitted former Awami League leader Md Mobarak Hossain in a war crimes case, overturning his 2014 death sentence on appeal. A five-strong Appellate Divis... Read More


Ex-chief justice Khairul Haque remanded over graft, judicial fraud charges

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Police have been granted seven days to grill former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in their custody in connection with a case accusing him of issuing "illegal rulings" with mal... Read More


Parties differ over appointment of caretaker chief, women's seat structure in parliament

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Disagreements have surfaced among political parties over how to appoint the head of a proposed caretaker government and how to structure women's representation in parliament, as... Read More


Haunted by 2017, hunted again in 2025: Mobs leave Gangachara's Hindu families scarred and scattered

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Religious tensions have resurfaced in Rangpur's Gangachara where homes of minority Hindu families came under attack following rumours of blasphemy over the weekend in scenes chi... Read More


Former Anti-discrimination Movement coordinator at RU draws flak over donation letters for event

Bangladesh, July 30 -- A former coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement at Rajshahi University has come under fire after seeking donations from multiple organisations to fund a campus ... Read More


BNP doesn't fear reforms, problems 'elsewhere', says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, July 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has dismissed claims that his party is wary of reforms, saying that it welcomes them. However, he believes "the problem lies el... Read More