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Police begins investigation into Hatia rape case

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Police have launched an investigation following allegations of a housewife being raped in Noakhali's Hatia over a dispute related to the Feb 12 elections. Additional Superintendent ... Read More


Jamaat-led alliance to challenge results in 32 constituencies

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has alleged irregularities in vote counting and result publication in at least 32 constituencies and said it will seek legal remedy. Repres... Read More


Titas Gas pressure low due to LNG terminal maintenance

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Gas supply to areas with Titas Gas connections will be severely low until midnight on Monday due to maintenance work at the LNG terminal. The closure of the terminal had decreased t... Read More


BNP sought Parliament South Plaza venue for MPs' swearing-in, says law advisor

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- The oath-taking ceremony for newly elected MPs and members of the cabinet will be held at the South Plaza of Parliament at the request of the BNP, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said. ... Read More


Court sets Feb 19 deadline for Hadi murder probe report

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- A court has ordered investigators to submit their report in the murder case of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman Hadi by Feb 19. The report was due to be submitted on Sunday. How... Read More


Bangladesh will not tolerate secret politics any longer, says Chhatra Dal's Rakib

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Chhatra Dal President Rakibul Islam Rakib has called on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir to make all its committees public. "Bangladesh will not abide secr... Read More


NCP preparing to form shadow cabinet as 'watchdog', says Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is preparing to form a shadow cabinet, according to party spokesperson and former interim government advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. In a post o... Read More


As BNP returns to power, Tarique Rahman faces defining task of healing a divided Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- After a long road marked by street movements, repression and prison sentences, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is poised to form a government again -- nearly two decades after... Read More


Mar 4 set for verdict in Rampura crimes against humanity case

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has fixed Mar 4 for delivering its verdict in a crimes against humanity case over killings during the July Uprising in Dhaka's Rampura. Five people... Read More


Sirajganj housewife run over and killed by bus, sparking protests

Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- A woman has died after being run over by a bus in Sirajganj, prompting local residents to stage a road blockade in protest. The incident occurred around 9am on Sunday in the Biyara ... Read More