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Teenager kills two aunts in attempt to steal money, say police

Dhaka, May 13 -- A 15-year-old boy has allegedly killed his two aunts after they caught him attempting to steal money from them to "buy an old bicycle" in Dhaka's Shewrapara. On Monday, Detective Bra... Read More


Shaun Tait appointed Bangladesh fast bowling coach

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait as the fast bowling coach of the national team. The 42-year-old will join the team later this month, havin... Read More


Court to deliver verdict in Magura child rape case on May 17

Dhaka, May 13 -- A tribunal is set to deliver a verdict in the much discussed case over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old child on May 17. Judge M Zahid Hasan of the Magura Women and Children Repr... Read More


BGB detains 59 people at Jhenaidah's Maheshpur border

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken as many as 59 people, including women and children, into custody while they were trying to enter Bangladesh from India through the Maheshpu... Read More


Singer, former Awami League MP Momtaz arrested in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested folk singer and former Manikganj-2 MP Momtaz Begum in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman, spokesman for t... Read More


14 die after drinking spurious liquor in India's Punjab

Dhaka, May 13 -- As many as 14 people have died after consuming bootleg liquor in India's Punjab. Five people have been arrested in connection with the deaths in five villages in Punjab's Amritsar di... Read More


Demand for an accountable state is shared by all, says Ali Riaz

Dhaka, May 13 -- The National Consensus Commission is working to lay the groundwork for building a democratic and accountable state through national unity, according to its Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz. Sp... Read More


110 citizens protest 'hateful' remarks against Women's Affairs Reform Commission

Dhaka, May 13 -- In a strong public statement, 110 citizens have condemned what they described as "hateful" remarks directed at the Women's Affairs Reform Commission, calling on the interim government... Read More


Shashi Tharoor rebuffs Trump's 'mediation' claim in India-Pakistan ceasefire

Dhaka, May 12 -- Congress MP and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor has downplayed US President Donald Trump's claim of mediating the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, calling it a mischaracter... Read More


Former Narayanganj mayor Selina Hayat Ivy denied bail

Dhaka, May 12 -- Selina Hayat Ivy, former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation and former senior vice-president of the district Awami League, has been denied bail. At the same time, the court has or... Read More