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'Political, business rivalry' behind BNP leader's murder in Dhaka's Dohar, police say

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Police believe political and business rivalries may have provided the motive for the murder of Harun Or Rashid alias Harun Master, president of the Nayabari Union BNP unit in Dha... Read More


Journalist Anis Alamgir among six named in police complaint over 'disinformation' on July movement

Bangladesh, July 5 -- A police complaint in the form of a general diary (GD) has been lodged against journalist Anis Alamgir, TV host Soma Islam, and model-lawyer Jannatul Ferdous Peya for allegedly m... Read More


State minister denies 'irregularities' after visiting Tk 90mn collapsed road in Gazipur

Bangladesh, July 5 -- State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam has denied any "irregularities" in the construction of a road in Gazipur that partially collapsed just months after being built... Read More


AmCham pledges to strengthen business environment for US investors in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, July 4 -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the business environment for US investors in Bangladesh. The commitment wa... Read More


Bangladesh removes bullet from body of freedom fighter shot by Pakistani forces in 1971

Bangladesh, July 4 -- While fighting for his birthplace during the 1971 Liberation War, 20-year-old Monnas Ali of Netrokona's Durgapur Upazila was shot in the abdomen by the Pakistani occupation force... Read More


Forced shaving of Bauls: High Court asks why administration's inaction is not illegal

Bangladesh, July 4 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why the administration's failure to prevent attacks and the forced cutting of hair and dreadlocks of Bauls, Fakirs, and ascetics across Ba... Read More


Journalist and teacher Shahed Kamal is dead at 85

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Journalist and teacher Shahed Kamal has passed away at the age of 85. The eldest son of poet Sufia Kamal, he breathed his last at Dhaka's Zainul Haque Sikder Women's Medical Col... Read More


Tarique orders swift reopening of closed state-owned factories

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered that the process of reopening state-owned factories be completed at the earliest. Chairing a meeting at his office in Tejgaon on Saturd... Read More


Padma River water level may rise for five days, says flood forecast centre

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Water levels in Bangladesh's major rivers remain below danger marks, but the Padma is expected to rise over the next five days, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) ha... Read More


Mamata faces fresh blow as new TMC Bengal chief Chandrima quits

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Amid continued setbacks and rebellion involving Trinamool Congress (TMC) since the last assembly election, the party chief in the Indian state of West Bengal has resigned. Chand... Read More