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'Blasphemy': Seven arrested over lynching of worker in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven suspects in connection with the fatal beating of a worker in Mymensingh's Bhaluka Upazila following allegations of blasphemy. The... Read More


Child dies in arson attack on BNP leader's home in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- A child has been killed and three other people injured after an alleged arson attack on the home of a BNP leader in Lakshmipur. The incident occurred late on Friday night in the Sut... Read More


Sheikh Mujib's name, graffiti removed from Dhaka University hall amid protest

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's name has been removed from a residential hall at Dhaka University by bringing in a crane to the university campus. Two of his graffiti were also ... Read More


Man missing as ferry mishap sends truck, four other vehicles into Dhaleshwari River

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- A ferry mishap has seen five vehicles, including a truck, plunge into the Dhaleshwari River while crossing in Narayanganj, leaving one person missing. The incident occurred around 9... Read More


Ramadan countdown begins after Rajab crescent sighted in Middle East

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The countdown to the month of Ramadan begins with Abu Dhabi confirming the sighting of the crescent moon of Rajab, the seventh month in the Islamic calendar. According to Gulf News,... Read More


Post-mortem under way for slain activist Hadi at Suhrawardy Hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- A post-mortem examination is being carried out on the body of slain political activist Sharif Osman Hadi at Dhaka's Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital ahead of his burial. The Inqi... Read More


ICT prosecutor Zoha's home 'set ablaze' in Magura

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The family home of BTV Director-General (DG) Mahbubul Alam and Tanvir Hassan Zoha, a prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has been hit by an apparent arson attack i... Read More


President mourns death of Bangladesh's first Air Force chief AK Khandker

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed sorrow at the death of AK Khandker, the deputy chief of staff of the Bangladesh forces during the Liberation War and the country's first ... Read More


CEC to meet chiefs of Army, Navy, Air Force to discuss election security

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has fixed Sunday to meet with the chiefs of the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force to review the law and order ahead of the February par... Read More


Zubaida flies back to London ahead of husband Tarique's return

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- Zubaida Rahman, the wife of BNP leader Tarique Rahman, has set off for London ahead of her husband's planned return to Bangladesh after more than a decade in the UK. She left Dhaka ... Read More