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Hand grenades set off at Dhaka University's TSC, no casualties reported

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Two hand grenades have been detonated at Dhaka University's TSC. Proctor Associate Prof Saifuddin Ahmed said the blasts occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday, adding that no casualtie... Read More


Evaly owners sentenced to five more years in prison

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Mohammad Rassel, managing director of the e-commerce company Evaly, and his wife, the company's Chairman Shamima Nasrin, to five more years in prison in a... Read More


Two youths confess to kidnapping, murder of Cambrian College student Sudipto Roy

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Two young men have "confessed" to the abduction and murder of Sudipto Roy, a student of Dhaka's Cambrian College. The confessions were recorded in court on Wednesday at the request ... Read More


Stationary train carriage catches fire at Tejgaon Railway Station

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A stationary train has caught fire at Tejgaon Railway Station in Dhaka. Dhaka Railway Police Station chief Zainal Abedin said the incident occurred around 9:30pm on Wednesday. "No ... Read More


Bangladesh deploys BGB in Dhaka and nearby districts

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The government has deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka and its surrounding districts amid a spate of arson and crude bomb attacks surrounding a programme called by the ba... Read More


Parked bus torched in Dhaka's Ashulia

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A bus parked by the side of the road in Dhaka's Ashulia has reportedly been torched. The driver of the vehicle has been injured while rushing to escape the flames. The incident occ... Read More


Sheikh Hasina's interviews: Bangladesh summons Indian deputy high commissioner

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned an Indian diplomat over former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's interviews with Indian news outlets while in Delhi. On Wednesday, Indian D... Read More


Narayanganj police arrest 29, seize explosives ahead of Awami League programme

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Twenty-nine people have been arrested in a special drive conducted by police in Narayanganj ahead of a programme announced by the Awami League, whose activities remain officially ban... Read More


5 arrested over Mamun murder face four-day police interrogation

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Police have taken five people into custody over the killing of "top criminal" Tarik Saif Mamun in Old Dhaka, allowing investigators to interrogate them under the arms law. On Wednes... Read More


Denmark's APM Terminals to build, run Bangladesh's new Laldia Port

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Bangladesh is set to construct a container port on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, with Denmark-based APM Terminals selected to both build and operate the Laldia Port for 30 years... Read More