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Hadi murder to be tried at Speedy Trial Tribunal: law advisor

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The murder of Osman Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, will be tried at the Speedy Trial Tribunal, with proceedings expected to be completed within 90 days, according to Law Advisor A... Read More


Case filed against 500 over attack on Prothom Alo office

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A case has been started over the attack on the office of leading national daily Prothom Alo during a wave violence triggered by reports of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi... Read More


NCP leader 'out of danger' after being shot in Khulna

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Motaleb Shikdar, the Khulna divisional chief of the NCP-affiliated Jatiya Sramik Shakti, has been declared out of danger after being shot in the head in Khulna city. Khulna Medical ... Read More


Why didn't poice intervene during attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star offices? DMP explains

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police have defended their response to attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, saying they refrained from forceful action to avoid loss of life. Dhaka Metropolitan... Read More


Calls for united stand to protect press freedom amid questions over govt response after attacks on newspapers

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Journalists, politicians, writers, business leaders and civil society figures in Bangladesh have called for a united stand to protect media freedom, questioning the government's resp... Read More


Former advisor Asif Mahmud collects nomination papers for Dhaka-10

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a prominent face of the July Uprising and a former advisor to the interim government, has collected nomination papers for the Dhaka-10 constituency ahead ... Read More


Minority groups protest at Press Club to demand justice over Dipu killing

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The Sankhyalaghu Oikyo Morcha, a minority rights group, has staged a human-chain protest demanding justice over the killing of garment factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh's... Read More


Court orders arrest of Chhoto Sajjad, wife in July Uprising murder case

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A court has ordered that Sajjad Hossain alias Chhoto Sajjad, a "top-listed criminal" in Chattogram, and his wife be placed under arrest in connection with the killing of a madrasa st... Read More


BNP battles internal rifts in Natore as old strongholds face new tests

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The southwestern district of Natore, long regarded as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) bastion, is emerging as a microcosm of the party's wider electoral challenge. It is grappl... Read More


17 arrested over attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police have arrested 17 people in connection with attacks on the offices of leading national dailies Prothom Alo and The Daily Star. The arrests were made after analysing video foot... Read More