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Top court acquits ex-AL leader Mobarak Hossain in war crimes case, overturning death sentence

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Supreme Court has acquitted former Awami League leader Md Mobarak Hossain in a war crimes case, overturning his 2014 death sentence on appeal. A five-strong Appellate Divis... Read More


Ex-chief justice Khairul Haque remanded over graft, judicial fraud charges

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Police have been granted seven days to grill former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in their custody in connection with a case accusing him of issuing "illegal rulings" with mal... Read More


Parties differ over appointment of caretaker chief, women's seat structure in parliament

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Disagreements have surfaced among political parties over how to appoint the head of a proposed caretaker government and how to structure women's representation in parliament, as... Read More


Haunted by 2017, hunted again in 2025: Mobs leave Gangachara's Hindu families scarred and scattered

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Religious tensions have resurfaced in Rangpur's Gangachara where homes of minority Hindu families came under attack following rumours of blasphemy over the weekend in scenes chi... Read More


Former Anti-discrimination Movement coordinator at RU draws flak over donation letters for event

Bangladesh, July 30 -- A former coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement at Rajshahi University has come under fire after seeking donations from multiple organisations to fund a campus ... Read More


BNP doesn't fear reforms, problems 'elsewhere', says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, July 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has dismissed claims that his party is wary of reforms, saying that it welcomes them. However, he believes "the problem lies el... Read More


Bangladesh to offer 'trade package' to US in bid to ease tariff burden

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Bangladesh plans to offer a "package proposal" to the United States in a bid to secure an exemption from the additional tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on exports. On... Read More


12 years on, Milki murder trial makes little headway amid witness no-shows

Bangladesh, July 29 -- More than a decade has passed but there has yet to be any significant progress in the trial over the murder of Jubo League leader Reazul Haque Khan Milki. The sluggish pace of ... Read More


Advisor Mahfuj pushes back on graft allegations. But who's he pointing at?

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Information and Broadcast Advisor Mahfuj Alam has raised counterclaims in response to an allegation of "money laundering and illegal lobbying" in a Facebook post. He said "pres... Read More


Fresh off London flight, expat family robbed by 'DB impersonators' in Dhaka

Bangladesh, July 29 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate family has been robbed of all their belongings shortly after arriving in Dhaka from London. Just minutes after leaving the airport on Tuesday morning, ... Read More