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Verdict against 22 suspects in trader killing deferred

Dhaka, March 31 -- The verdict in the case of the brutal murder of businessman Golap Hossain Pinku from Dhaka's Nawabganj, who was chopped into five pieces nine years ago, has once again been deferred... Read More


July attackers will face justice regardless of rank, uniform: home minister

Dhaka, March 30 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said all those involved in attacks during the July Uprising will face justice -- regardless of affiliation or uniform. Speaking during a parliame... Read More


Magic doesn't stop: 'Harry Potter' Season 2 already being penned

Dhaka, March 30 -- The makers of the "Harry Potter" series have already begun developing Season 2, even as the first season is yet to be released, signalling plans to avoid long gaps between instalmen... Read More


UGC says local, foreign universities operating without approval must halt operations

Dhaka, March 30 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has ordered the immediate suspension of all academic and administrative activities at unauthorised branch campuses and study centres of both l... Read More


Trump jibes at Saudi Prince Salman before softening tone with praise

Dhaka, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump has mocked Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often known as MBS, in blunt remarks while describing the current dynamics between Washington a... Read More


11 years on, justice remains elusive in the murder of blogger Washiqur

Dhaka, March 30 -- The family of blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu, who was hacked to death in Tejgaon's Begunbari area, is still awaiting justice for his 2015 murder. Those involved in the 11-year-old ca... Read More


Eden Mohila College plans to resume higher secondary classes after three decades

Dhaka, March 30 -- Eden Mohila College, one of the oldest educational institutions in Dhaka, is looking to resume higher secondary education after nearly three decades after it was suspended. Princip... Read More


City Sugar launches Tk 130mn bond to clear debts, boost investments

Dhaka, March 30 -- City Sugar Industries, a unit of Bangladesh's top business conglomerate City Group, has received approval to raise Tk 13 billion from the market through a bond to repay debt and inv... Read More


Former DIG Jalil Mondal arrested over 2013 Shapla Chattar 'killings'

Dhaka, March 30 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Abdul Jalil Mondal, a former deputy inspector general (DIG) and former commissioner of Chattogram Metropoli... Read More


Jamaat MP challenges road minister's 'comfortable' Eid travel claim, demands resignation

Dhaka, March 30 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami MP has questioned Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam over his claim that this year's Eid-ul-Fitr travel was "more comfortable" than before, cit... Read More