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Togor, convicted of killing BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, arrested

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Mushfiq Uddin Togor, a convicted defendant in the 2002 murder of BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, has been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion. Togor, 50, was apprehended w... Read More


EC to release final voter roll on Nov 18 ahead of polls

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- The final voter list for the upcoming general election, slated for February, is set to be published on Nov 18. Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said that the voter l... Read More


Nationality row: Officials in Dhaka say British MP Tulip Siddiq held Bangladesh passport, she calls evidence 'forged'

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Tulip Siddiq, a Labour MP and niece of Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is once again under the spotlight after reports in the British media cited documents su... Read More


Bodies of child, teenager swept away in Sherpur flash floods recovered

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Authorities have recovered the bodies of a child and a teenager who went missing during flash floods triggered by mountain runoff in Sherpur. The victims were identified as 17... Read More


After jail term over Sony murder, Togor joined 'arms trade', says RAB

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Five years after completing his prison sentence for the high-profile murder of BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, Mushfiq Uddin Togor has once again been arrested in Dhaka -- thi... Read More


2,200 face charges over mob attacks on four shrines in Cumilla

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Police have started a case against more than 2,000 unidentified people after a series of mob attacks, vandalism and arson at four shrines in Cumilla's Homna Upazila, fuelled by... Read More


Afghanistan a 'promising' market for Bangladesh, Islamist leader Mamunul says after Taliban meeting

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- A delegation of Bangladeshi clerics led by Maulana Mamunul Haque has reportedly held talks in Kabul with Mullah Abdul Manan Omari, brother of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar a... Read More


Children among 66 rescued in Teknaf as joint forces foil 'trafficking attempt' to Malaysia

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Joint security forces have rescued 66 people, including children, who had reportedly gathered in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Upazila to be smuggled to Malaysia by sea. The operation ... Read More


More than 374,000 sit for 47th BCS preliminary exams

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- More than 374,000 candidates have sat for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination. The test was organised simultaneously at 262 educational institution... Read More


BNP's Zahid warns against 'imposing party agenda' on public amid proportional representation debate

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- BNP leader Prof AZM Zahid Hossain has warned that no political party can impose its own agenda on the people as debate grows over demands for a proportional representation (PR)... Read More