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Purbachal plot graft: Ousted PM Hasina gets total of 21 years in jail in 3 cases

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi prime minister ousted by the July Uprising, to a total of 21 years in jail in three cases over corruption in the allocation... Read More


Rapid response puts out New Eskaton building fire within 10 minutes

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A fire at a building on Dilu Road in Dhaka's New Eskaton has been brought under control within 10 minutes, according to the Fire Service. The fire started at 9:18pm on Thursday, and... Read More


Verdicts being read out in plot graft case against Hasina, her children

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A judge has begun reading out the verdicts in three cases against 23 suspects, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case over misusing government power to allocate plo... Read More


UAE not issuing visas to Pakistanis, official tells Senate body

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens, Interior Ministry official Salman Chaudhry has told a Senate committee, citing concerns over "misuse" of vis... Read More


Depression deepens over Bay, cyclone forecast

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said the low-pressure system over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Sri Lanka coast has intensified into a deep depression.... Read More


Fakhrul visits ailing Jamaat leader Taher in hospital

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has visited Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher in a hospital. The visit took place on Tuesday afternoon. Ac... Read More


IUB observes Global Day 2025

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), its Department of Global Studies and Governance (GSG) and its student club Global Gatekeepers have held a three-day flagship event to observ... Read More


Tector brothers, Humphreys sink Bangladesh as Ireland dominate all-round in opening T20

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Bangladesh slumped to a 39-run defeat in the opening T20, undone by the Tector brothers' clean striking and a disciplined Irish attack that held its nerve through heavy dew. The Tig... Read More


Two people, including SI, die in Fatikchhari motorcycle collision

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Two people, including a police sub-inspector, have died in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Fatikchhari, Chattogram. The accident occurred on Thursday on the Chattogra... Read More


Rented barge allegedly cut up in BNP leader's dockyard

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A barge has been allegedly cut up at a dockyard by a man posing as its owner. The barge's original owner, Rakesh Sharma, lodged the case at Sonargaon Police Station on Monday, alleg... Read More