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Farhad Mazhar accuses Yunus of forging ties with the military and 'superpower' sidelining people

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Writer and political thinker Farhad Mazhar has accused Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of forming a "pact" with the military and international powers by "ignoring" the people who along w... Read More


Fire destroys 50 homes in Chattogram slum

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A fire has swept through a slum in Chattogram's Bayezid Bostami area, destroying around 50 houses. The blaze broke out around 9:50am on Monday near the railway line behind a factory ... Read More


Metro rail track searched overnight after 2 climbed train roof: DMTCL

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Authorities have searched the entire metro rail track overnight after two individuals climbed onto the roof of a metro train, says Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing ... Read More


Doctors doing all they can for Khaleda Zia's recovery, says BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Doctors in Bangladesh and abroad are working in tandem to oversee the treatment of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, says senior party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The BNP secretary gene... Read More


Commission uncovers evidence suggesting 'Indian involvement' in the planning of Pilkhana killings

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The head of the National Independent Inquiry Commission, retired major general ALM Fazlur Rahman has said evidence points to "Indian involvement" in the conspiracy behind the 2009 Pil... Read More


Reza Kibria, son of former minister Shah AMS Kibria, joins BNP

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Dr Reza Kibria, the son of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, has joined the BNP. He made the decision official as he presented flowers to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul I... Read More


British MP Tulip Siddiq handed 2-year jail sentence in Bangladesh land corruption case

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court has convicted British MP Tulip Siddiq in a corruption case related to the allotment of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal and sentenced her to two years in prison. On Monday,... Read More


Government will address discrimination against deprived military personnel, Yunus says

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said members of the armed forces who faced "discrimination and oppression" under the ousted Awami League government will receive justice, like other g... Read More


BTCL receives approval for virtual network operator

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited has received approval to operate experimentally as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the country. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, chief adv... Read More


Farhad Mazhar says trying Hasina in old tribunal was a mistake that risks global doubts

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Columnist and thinker Farhad Mazhar believes the trial of Sheikh Hasina was essential, yet holding it in the International Crimes Tribunal, which was forged by the deposed prime minis... Read More