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Bangladesh as a state 'obligated' to ensure justice in Pilkhana massacre, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, says that Bangladesh as a state is responsible for ensuring justice for the brutal massacre during the mutiny at the Pilkhana... Read More


Nahid Islam resigns as interim govt advisor to lead new party

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Advisor Nahid Islam has resigned from the advisory council of the interim government after joining a new party and officially throwing his hat into the political arena. Nahid, who h... Read More


Govt announces 'stringent operation' in 'target areas' to curb crime

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- In the face of questions regarding law and order in the country, the government has decided to conduct a "stringent" crackdown in "target areas" across Dhaka amid the ongoing "Operat... Read More


Fire ravages 41 shops in Pirojpur overnight

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Two separate fire incidents have torn through two bustling markets in Pirojpur, reducing at least 41 shops to ashes. The first blaze ignited in Panchpara Bazar in Pirojpur Sadar Upa... Read More


Political mud-slinging, bickering threatens to undermine sovereignty: army chief

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has called on all parties to stop the "fighting, bickering and mud-slinging" as he outlined his hope for elections by December. He warned that poli... Read More


9 government offices get new secretaries

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The interim government has appointed new secretaries to nine ministries and divisions, with two existing secretaries reassigned and seven promoted from additional secretary positions... Read More


Two workers die in fire extinguisher blast in Savar factory

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Two workers have been killed in a fire extinguisher explosion at a factory in Savar in the suburbs of Dhaka, according to police. Savar Model Police Station Inspector (Investigation... Read More


Tripura, Lusai families devastated as blaze ravages Sajek

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A massive fire has ravaged the popular tourist destination of Sajek in Rangamati, burning down 35 homes belonging to Tripura and Lusai families, along with resorts, cottages, and sho... Read More


Hanging body of Dhaka University student recovered from house

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a Dhaka University student named Anika Meherunnesa Sahi from a house in Dhaka's Elephant Road. The body was found in an apartment on the ei... Read More


Atiqul, Mazumder, Shahen Shah, Shamima remanded

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A Dhaka court has remanded former Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam, former Exim Bank chairman and NASSA Group chief Nazrul Islam Mazumder, former additional deputy com... Read More