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Former Awami League minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali dies at 82 after kidney illness

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Former finance and foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Sheikh Hasina's cabinet, who served as the chief foreign representative of the Mujibnagar government in 1971, has died a... Read More


Ex-foreign minister Momen seeks UN intervention over 'persecution, rule-of-law breakdown' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen, who previously served as Bangladesh's permanent representative to the UN, has appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to in... Read More


Authorities urge calm after fire near Rooppur nuclear plant

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Officials from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project have urged the public not to be misled by misinformation or rumours surrounding a recent fire that broke out near the plant in P... Read More


Fire destroys 15 shops in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Fifteen shops have been destroyed in a fire in Lakshmipur's Ramgati Upazila. The blaze broke out in a market in the Alexander Bazar area early on Friday morning, according to Khokon ... Read More


Case filed over murder of 'BNP activist' Sarwar in Chattogram shooting

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The family of Sarwar Hossain Babla, who was shot and killed during a BNP event in Chattogram, has filed a case over his murder. Seven suspects have been named in the case filed by Sa... Read More


Eight parties, including Jamaat, stage protest march in Dhaka over five demands

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami activists have staged a protest march in Dhaka, pressing for a five-point charter of demands that includes issuing an order to implement the July National... Read More


Barishal rape survivor traumatised nine years after attack

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Nine years after being gang-raped in Barishal, a young woman remains deeply traumatised despite a court delivering justice in her case. Earlier this year, a tribunal sentenced four m... Read More


Chattogram BNP activist Abdul Hakim killed by 'hitmen', says police

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Abdul Hakim, a businessman and BNP activist from Chattogram, has been shot dead by "hired killers" amid disputes over control of the local sand market and regional dominance. Chattog... Read More


Government sets Tk 500,000 floor, one-year rule for margin loans

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Investors in Bangladesh's secondary capital market will no longer be eligible for margin loans unless they have at least one year of trading experience and a minimum investment of Tk ... Read More


Santal murder trial in Gaibandha remains pending after nine years

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The trial of the murder of three Santals in Gobindaganj Upazila, Gaibandha, has yet to take place after nine years, as the government's promised action remains unfulfilled. On Thursd... Read More