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Judge astounded over Hasina's 'stunning greed for wealth'

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- A stunned silence swept across the packed courtroom when Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun paused mid-observation and asked: "Sheikh Hasina is a political leader, a four-time prime mi... Read More


Demand for MPO inclusion: Teachers' sit-in on day 26, 'finance ministry siege' withdrawn

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Teachers have held a sit-in protest for the 26th straight day demanding the inclusion of all recognised non-MPO educational institutions under the government's monthly pay order (MPO... Read More


Another mild quake strikes Bangladesh in the span of a week

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Bangladesh has been shaken by another tremor in the span of a week, even before the panic from four quakes in two days had fully subsided. Rubaiyat Kabir, an official at the Seismic... Read More


Arakan Army abducts 12 Bangladeshi fishermen on two trawlers

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Members of Myanmar's Arakan Army armed insurgent group have captured two trawlers and abducted 12 more fishermen at work in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Up... Read More


The others sentenced in the Purbachal plot graft cases against Hasina, her children

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Eighteen other people have received jail sentences alongside ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul in three cases over cor... Read More


Govt secondary teachers threaten shutdown, boycott of exams to push for demands

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Teachers of government secondary schools have gathered at the premises of Shikkha Bhaban, the headquarters of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), on Abdul Gani ... Read More


Postal ballot delivery 'impossible' without complete address

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Saleem Ahmad Khan, the team leader of the Out of Country Voting (OCV) System Development & Implementation (SDI) project, has said it will not be possible to send postal ballots to ex... Read More


Election Commission moves to finalise security strategy for election

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The Election Commission has convened a meeting on Thursday to finalise a plan for the deployment of forces to ensure security during the parliamentary polls. The meeting will begin ... Read More


ACC express frustration over verdict in Purbachal plot graft cases against Hasina family

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has expressed its frustration over the verdicts in three cases over corruption in the allocation of plots in Dhaka's Purbachal New Town Project a... Read More


Bangladesh set to deliver verdict on Hasina, her children over Purbachal plot allocations

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- The nation holds its breath as a Special Judge's Court in Dhaka prepares to announce a verdict in unprecedented corruption cases implicating Sheikh Hasina and her immediate family. ... Read More