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Qasemee, Shariah-based marriage bureau chief, arrested for 'rape'

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Police have arrested Mamunurrashid Qasemee, chairman of the Shariah-based marriage and counselling institution Ideal Marriage Bureau, on rape charges. He was arrested on Sunday afte... Read More


Tarique promises state guided by 'Islamic justice' if BNP returns to power

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Tarique Rahman has pledged to build a "justice-based" Bangladesh guided by the ideals of the "Prophet Muhammad" if the BNP returns to power. He made the promise while addressing the... Read More


Rail blockade ends after nine and a half hours, Dhaka-Mymensingh trains resume

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University have cleared a blockade of Mymensingh-Dhaka rail tracks, which they staged demanding a change in the schedule of the 47th BCS examinati... Read More


Workers, leftist alliance support Chattogram Port blockade over foreign lease

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation and the Left Democratic Alliance have joined the Chattogram Port blockade called by the Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) to pr... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami delegation meets Bhutan's PM Tshering Tobgay

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami delegation, led by its chief Shafiqur Rahman, has met with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in Dhaka. The meeting took place on Sunday at the InterContinen... Read More


Khaleda admitted to Evercare Hospital for medical tests

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Evercare Hospital for medical examinations. Her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain confirmed the matter on Sunday. Following the advice of her me... Read More


Pakistan's HIT chairman meets with Bangladesh Army chief

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The chairman of Pakistan's Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), Lieutenant General Shakir Ullah Khattak, has met with Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman. The meeting took place at... Read More


5 Myanmar army, BGP members detained in Bandarban's Gumdhum

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained five members of Myanmar's military and Border Guard Police (BGP) after they crossed through the Gumdhum frontier in Bandarban, police ... Read More


Court grants bail to Indian citizen Sakhina Begum accused of 'illegal entry'

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A Dhaka court has granted bail to Indian national Sakhina Begum in a case filed over alleged illegal entry. The order came on Sunday from Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Za... Read More


Over 15,000 Bangladeshi expatriates register for postal voting in four days

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- More than 15,000 Bangladeshi expatriates in East Asia, South America and Africa have registered in the first phase to cast their votes via post in the next parliamentary elections. ... Read More