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David Emon planned to flee to India on Boro Sajjad's advice police say

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Police say notorious Chattogram "criminal" David Emon had planned to flee to India on the advice of alleged fugitive gangster Boro Sajjad after fearing arrest in Bangladesh. Su... Read More


Jamaat's income falls 18% in election year as spending tops earnings

Dhaka, July 30 -- Jamaat-e-Islami's income has slumped 18 percent in the year of the 13th general election, with the party's expenditure outstripping its earnings. According to its audit report submi... Read More


Two get life imprisonment over Gendaria murder

Dhaka, July 30 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for robbing and murdering a vegetable trader near Gendaria more than 15 years ago. On Thursday, Judge Mahmudul Islam of the ... Read More


Beating wife for Tk 10mn in dowry: Prince Mamun's bail rejected

Dhaka, July 30 -- A Dhaka court has rejected the bail application by social media star Abdullah Al Mamun aka Prince Mamun, who was arrested in a case over beating his wife for a dowry of Tk 10 million... Read More


GPH Ispat fined Tk 50mn for concealing information in court filing

Dhaka, July 30 -- GPH Ispat Ltd has been fined Tk 50 million for concealing pending Appellate Division proceedings and previous court orders while filing a fresh appeal concerning its inclusion as a l... Read More


Government seeks lower airfares, fees to trim Hajj costs, says State Minister Millat

Dhaka, July 30 -- The government has taken steps to drive down the overall cost of Hajj journeys by reducing airfares and securing extra amenities for pilgrims. State Minister for Civil Aviation and ... Read More


Latif Siddique at tribunal, accompanied by brother Kader Siddique

Dhaka, July 30 -- A day after his arrest, freedom fighter and former Awami League Presidium member Abdul Latif Siddique has been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal. He was brought to t... Read More


Overseas jobs took workers far from Bangladesh. Scam compounds left them battling trauma, debt, fear

Dhaka, July 30 -- Trapped in Cyber Scam Gulags Modern slavery: Fake overseas jobs funnel Bangladeshi workers into heavily guarded cyber scam compounds Bought and sold: Criminal networks trade migran... Read More


ADB appoints Qingfeng Zhang as Bangladesh country director

Dhaka, July 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Qingfeng Zhang as its new country director for Bangladesh. He started his new role in Dhaka on Thursday. Zhang will oversee ADB's ope... Read More


The ins-and-outs of how Miraz was removed from the captaincy

Dhaka, July 30 -- The decision by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to change the ODI captain for the national men's team has drawn many questions. The main one being - "Is it right to change the cap... Read More