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Very heavy rain likely to lash parts of Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 3 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast moderate to very heavy rain in parts of the Dhaka, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions. Meteorologist AKM Nazmol Ha... Read More


Journalists protest ban on entering Supreme Court courtrooms

Dhaka, May 3 -- Media workers have formed a human chain with their faces covered in black cloth to protest the ban on journalists entering courtrooms at the Supreme Court. They said they would boycot... Read More


Trial opens against ex-IGP Benazir in corruption case

Dhaka, May 3 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the start of trial proceedings against former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed after framing charges against him in a case over the alleged acq... Read More


Man gets life in prison for rape of child in Meherpur

Dhaka, May 3 -- A Meherpur court has sentenced a man to life in prison in a case over the rape of a child. Judge Md Tajul Islam of the Meherpur Child Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verd... Read More


Child among 9 dead as fire breaks out at residential building in Delhi

Dhaka, May 3 -- At least nine people, including a one-year-old child, have died while two others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a four-storey building in Delhi's Vivek Vihar area early ... Read More


Two policemen among three jailed for life over 1999 murder of DB informant

Dhaka, May 3 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced three people, including two policemen, to life in prison for the murder of Detective Branch (DB) informant Jalal Ahmed Shafi in 1999. Dhaka's Fourth Additi... Read More


PM Tarique urges deputy commissioners to proactively implement govt's promises

Dhaka, May 3 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged deputy commissioners to be proactive in implementing the government's promises to the people. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Deputy ... Read More


Shakib says return home hinges on assurance against harassment

Dhaka, May 3 -- For now, Shakib Al Hasan's cricketing life continues on foreign soil, in franchise leagues far from the grounds where he built his name as Bangladesh's finest all-rounder. The 39-year... Read More


Child tossed off motorcycle, dies after being hit by covered van in Cumilla

Dhaka, May 3 -- A child has died after being tossed off his father's motorcycle in Debidwar Upazila of Cumilla. The accident occurred near Baniapara Azgar Ali Girls High School in Debidwar Municipali... Read More


Farmers' dreams sink as flash floods turn Haor harvest into a sea of loss

Dhaka, May 3 -- In Sunamganj and Netrokona, vast stretches of Haor now lie submerged under water, swallowing the only crop many farmers depend on for the entire year -- Boro paddy. While the waters b... Read More