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PM ordered 'swift action' over extortion bid at Prof Kamrul's CKD hospital, says prosecutor

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


TIB slates new law for creating 'legal gateway' to 'rehabilitate bank looters'

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


Human Rights Commission signals 'exit' as members question legal footing

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


PM's Advisor Zahed calls BCS craze a 'social disease', urges perk cuts to curb obsession

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


Seven more children die as measles spread persists in Bangladesh

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


Hilsa frenzy sees chandana, sardines passed off as prized catch ahead of Baishakh

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


Family of lynched Kushtia 'shrine leader' brings no charges to 'maintain peace'

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


Detectives to interrogate former DGFI officer Manzil for 3 more days over July Uprising 'murder'

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


Baul artiste Abul Sarkar released on bail after 6 months

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


4-day remand for 4 associates of Jubo Dal leader in Dhaka kidney hospital extortion case

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