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Police 'prioritising' investigation into fire at painter Manabendra's home: CAO

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) says law enforcers are "giving priority to the investigation" into a fire at the home of painter Manabendra Ghosh, who was involved in making motifs... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur meets Khaleda in London

Dhaka, April 16 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has recently met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the United Kingdom. The news of the meeting has drawn attention amid the parties' seeming... Read More


'I'm fine, safe from criminals,' says ex-minister Shajahan Khan on life in jail

Dhaka, April 16 -- Former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, who has been behind bars for the last seven months since the fall of the Awami League government, says he is "doing well" and spent Eid in "g... Read More


Court orders arrest of Shakil, Rupa in 2 murder cases, Mozammel Babu in 1

Dhaka, April 16 -- A Dhaka court has authorised the arrest of journalist couple Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa in two murder cases linked to last year's anti-discrimination protests in Jatrabari. Moza... Read More


Former health directorate driver handed 5-year prison term over illicit wealth

Dhaka, April 16 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced former health services directorate driver Abdul Malek to 5 years and his wife Nargis Begum to 3 years in jail for possessing wealth beyond their known so... Read More


ACC prosecutes Tulip Siddiq for taking Gulshan flat as 'bribe'. What are the charges?

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted Tulip Siddiq, a former UK City minister and niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over allegations of taking a flat as a ... Read More


Straw shed at BCL leader Saddam's Panchagarh home burnt in midnight blaze

Dhaka, April 16 -- A straw shed at the ancestral home of Saddam Hussain, president of the now-banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), has been burnt down in Panchagarh's Atwari Upazila. No casualties... Read More


DU students demand KUET VC's resignation over expulsion of 37 students

Dhaka, April 16 -- A group of students from Dhaka University (DU) have staged a protest demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) over ... Read More


Two die after electrocution in Pabna

Dhaka, April 16 -- A man and a woman have been electrocuted to death in Pabna's Ishwardi. The man was electrocuted when he attempted to charge his autorickshaw and the woman died when she tried to sav... Read More


Bangladesh's people will decide its future, says US State Department

Dhaka, April 16 -- The US State Department says Bangladesh's future will be decided by its people, adding that democracy, elections, and people's involvement are important. US State Department Spokes... Read More