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Court orders seizure of Dubai flat, freeze UK shares of Bashundhara Group chief family

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of a flat in Dubai's Burj Khalifa and the freezing of investments in six UK-based companies under the names of the family members of Bashundhara... Read More


Government officially scraps police verification for Bangladeshi passport

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The home ministry has issued a notification abolishing the requirement for police verification when applying for a Bangladesh passport, a day after receiving approval from Chief Advi... Read More


Chhatra Dal, Student Movement activists clash at KUET, BGB deployed

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- At least 15 people have been injured in clashes between the supporters of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and the Anti-discrimination Student Movement at the Khulna University of Engineerin... Read More


Home advisor hints at RAB reorganisation, not dissolution

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The government is considering bringing "reforms" to the Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, despite recommendations from the United Nations Human Rights Office, or OHCHR, to disband the ... Read More


Police arrest suspect after couple assaulted for protesting reckless biking

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Police have arrested a man for attacking a couple in Uttara after they protested reckless motorbike riding. The suspect, identified as Alfaz by a single name, allegedly assaulted th... Read More


Government moves to prepare 'white paper' on ICT sector

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The interim government has initiated efforts to prepare a "white paper" on the irregularities and corruption within the Information and Communication Technology, or ICT, sector and d... Read More


5 dead in Feni as covered van rams pickup carrying construction workers

Bangladesh, Feb. 17 -- Five construction workers have been killed and 10 others injured after a covered van rammed into a pickup truck carrying them in Feni Sadar Upazila. The accident occurred aroun... Read More


Writers, publishers, activists demand poet Galib's release within 72 hours

Bangladesh, Feb. 17 -- A group of writers, publishers and cultural activists have demanded within 72 hours the release of poet Sohel Hasan Galib who has been detained on charges of hurting religious s... Read More


TikTok star Prince Mamun gets bail in rape case

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- TikTok personality Abdullah Al Mamun, popularly known as Prince Mamun, has surrendered to a court and received bail in a rape case filed against him at the Dhaka Cantonment Police St... Read More


'Which theatre workers want to stop festival?' organisers ask Cultural Affairs Advisor Farooki

Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Theatre Festival, which was abruptly postponed due to alleged threats, has triggered a sharp exchange between Cultural Affairs Advisor Mostofa Sarwar Farooki a... Read More