Dhaka, April 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered "swift action" after news broke of an extortion attempt at the Center for Kidney Diseases (CKD) & Urology Hospital, prosecution has said. ... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has scathingly criticised the newly passed Bank Resolution Act, claiming it provides a legal gateway to rehabilitate "identified looters"... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- The chairman and four members of the National Human Rights Commission have signalled their "departure" through an open letter, raising questions over the body's legal standing after... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- The Prime Minister's Advisor on Policy and Strategy Zahed Ur Rahman has characterised the overwhelming craze among the youth for the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) as a "social dise... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- Another two children have died after being diagnosed with measles, while another five showing symptoms of the highly contagious disease passed away as well. The Directorate General... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- Demand for hilsa has surged in Dhaka ahead of Pahela Baishakh, but alongside the prized silver fish, traders are slipping cheaper lookalikes -- chandana, also known as toli shad, an... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- Two days after a "mob" stormed a "Sufi shrine" in Kushtia and hacked its "leader" to death, an uneasy silence grips the area -- mirrored by the victim's family, who have refused to ... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- A Dhaka court has granted the Detective Branch (DB) of police an additional three days to interrogate Manzil Haider Chowdhury, a former officer of the Directorate General of Forces ... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- Baul artiste Abul Sarkar from Manikganj has been released after serving six months in jail in a case over hurting religious sentiments. He was released from Kashimpur High Security... Read More
Dhaka, April 13 -- A Dhaka court has placed four associates of Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal leader Moin Uddin on a four-day remand in a case involving an extortion attempt at the CKD Urology Hospital, founded... Read More