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ICT sets Jul 2 for indictment hearing in case over burning of bodies in Ashulia

Dhaka, June 24 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has scheduled Jul 2 for the formal submission of charges in the case over the killing and burning of six individuals during last year's July-A... Read More


Foreign loans spent on repaying previous debts, says education advisor Abrar

Dhaka, June 24 -- A big chunk of foreign loans is being used to repay the ones that were previously taken, says Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar. "For years, we have been going through a sit... Read More


Two sentenced to death, one to life in prison for murder of madrasa student in Chandpur

Dhaka, June 24 -- A Chandpur court has sentenced two people to death and another to life in prison for the strangling and drowning of a madrasa student in Chandpur's Kachua over a property dispute. T... Read More


July massacre: ICT indictment hearing against Hasina on Jul 1

Dhaka, June 24 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Jul 1 as the date of the indictment hearing against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and fo... Read More


Bangladesh suspends flights to 4 Gulf countries after Iranian strike on US base

Dhaka, June 24 -- Flight operations from Dhaka to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have been suspended until further notice after those countries closed their airspace following Ira... Read More


'Google Pay' officially launched in Bangladesh for the first time

Dhaka, June 24 -- Google's digital service platform Google Wallet-commonly known as "Google Pay"-has been officially launched in Bangladesh for the first time. The service is being introduced in part... Read More


Mahathir Mohamad lauds Yunus, casts doubt on Bangladesh's place in ASEAN

Dhaka, June 24 -- At his offices in Putrajaya - the administrative capital he built, around an hour's drive from central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - I met my namesake, Mahathir bin Mohamad. Mahathir, Ma... Read More


Forecast says more rain on the way

Dhaka, June 24 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast more rain on the way under the influence of the persistent monsoon winds. Meteorologist Kazi Jebunnesa said there is like... Read More


Foreign loan disbursement drops 20% in 11 months of FY25, repayments up 23%

Dhaka, June 24 -- With sluggish project execution and tighter fiscal controls in play, Bangladesh has seen a steep drop in foreign loan disbursements, while repayments on earlier debt have risen marke... Read More


Americans too interrogated detainees in secret prisons: Disappearance commission

Dhaka, June 24 -- Allegations have long been there that Hindi-speaking Indian nationals interrogated victims of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh's secret detention centres. Now, fresh claims sugg... Read More