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SC Secretariat abolition amounted to 'contempt of court', says Shishir Manir

Dhaka, June 9 -- Defence counsel Shishir Manir says the manner in which the BNP government has abolished the Supreme Court Secretariat, established during the tenure of the interim government, amounts... Read More


Tk 14.96bn fined, Salman and Shibli banned over stock market manipulation: Khosru

Dhaka, June 9 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the stock market regulator has fined individuals and institutions Tk 14.96 billion over alleged irregularities, manipulation and... Read More


Tarique orders probe into 13-year delay on Khulna Shipyard road project

Dhaka, June 9 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered an investigation into why the Khulna Shipyard road development project remains incomplete nearly 13 years after receiving approval. He issue... Read More


Woman hacks her 95-year-old mother to death in Manikganj, asks others to call police

Dhaka, June 9 -- Police have arrested a "mentally unstable" woman over killing her 95-year-old mother by hacking in Harirampur Upazila of Manikganj. The incident took place around 10:30am on Tuesday ... Read More


Lower court forwards death reference documents for Ramisa 'rape'-murder case to High Court

Dhaka, June 9 -- The complete case file including the capital punishment verdict of Sohel Rana and Swapna Akter over the rape and murder of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter in Pallabi has been transferred to t... Read More


8 projects worth Tk 22.66bn approved in ECNEC meeting

Dhaka, June 9 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved eight projects costing a total of Tk 22.66 billion. The government will provide Tk 22.29 billion itself,... Read More


Pro-Awami League lawyers demand trial of Yunus on anniversary of their prison release

Dhaka, June 9 -- A group of 61 lawyers who were incarcerated during the tenure of the previous interim government has demanded the trial of former chief advisor Muhammad Yunus. The Awami League-align... Read More


3 burnt to death dousing house fire in retaliation for 'rape, murder' of teenager in Pabna

Dhaka, June 9 -- At least three people have died after suffering burn injuries while while a house was being set ablaze over the rape and murder of a teenage girl in Pabna Sadar Upazila. Two of them ... Read More


3 burnt to death while torching house in retaliation for rape, murder of teen girl in Pabna

Dhaka, June 9 -- At least three people have died after suffering burn injuries while torching a house over the rape and murder of a teenage girl in Pabna Sadar Upazila. Two of them died at the Nation... Read More


Argentina, Brazil fans go at it in Lohagara over banner ridiculing Messi

Dhaka, June 9 -- A banner mocking Argentina star Lionel Messi has triggered a scuffle between Argentina and Brazil fans in Chattogram's Lohagara, leaving four people with "minor" injuries. The troubl... Read More