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Lawyer Shishir Manir faces charges of 'hurting religious sentiments' over Puja, fasting remarks

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A case has been filed against lawyer Shishir Manir for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by commenting that fasting and Puja (the act of idol worship) are "two sides of the same ... Read More


Court sends suspect to jail over supplying 'substandard' KitKat chocolate

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court handling food fraud cases has sent a suspect to jail in a case filed for marketing KitKat chocolate that reportedly came out substandard in a government laboratory test.... Read More


NCP, AB Party, Rastro Songskar Andolan launch Democratic Reform Alliance before election

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Ahead of the general election, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has joined forces with Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) and the Rastro Songskar Andolan to formally launch a new politi... Read More


Boundary fence of graveyard reserved for Bangladesh war veterans burned

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The boundary fence of a graveyard reserved for freedom fighters in Pangsa, Rajbari, has been set on fire. The incident took place early on Sunday at the Tarapur graveyard, said Abdul... Read More


BTRC siege brings Agargaon to a standstill, leaving even patients trapped

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Thousands of people have been plunged into extreme difficulty as mobile phone traders blocked roads around the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in Agargaon, b... Read More


HC orders investigation into Noman Group for alleged money laundering

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The High Court has ordered the disposal of an application filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption and money laundering by a subsidiary of the Noman Gro... Read More


Election Commission to meet with CA Yunus ahead of schedule announcement

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- As the announcement of the schedule for the parliamentary election nears, the Election Commission led by AMM Nasir Uddin is going to meet Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. Following a co... Read More


Chinese jets point radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near Japan's Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disput... Read More


Former president Abdul Hamid in ACC's crosshairs over 'misuse of state funds'

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations that former president Md Abdul Hamid misused state resources for personal benefit during his time in offi... Read More


Journalist Shaukat Mahmood taken into DB custody

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained Shaukat Mahmood, the secretary general of the newly formed Janata Party Bangladesh. Shaukat, also a former preside... Read More