CPJ urges Bangladesh prime minister to break 'cycle' of journalist repression

Dhaka, June 3 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to break what it called Bangladesh's "cycle of partisan persecution" of journalists and take immedia... Read More

Bangladesh Bank officer found dead at home in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 2 -- The hanging body of a Bangladesh Bank additional director has been recovered from his home in Dhaka, police have said. The dead was identified as Tanvir Hossain Shuvo, who lived in M... Read More

Two more children die with measles symptoms in Faridpur

Dhaka, June 2 -- Faridpur Medical College Hospital has reported two more deaths of children with measles symptoms, raising the toll at the facility to 20. The Directorate General of Health Services (... Read More

'No parent should suffer such loss': Father's plea for justice marks start of Ramisa trial

Dhaka, June 2 -- Arriving at the court to testify, Abdul Hannan Molla, father of child Ramisa, who was raped and killed in Pallabi has sought justice. He demanded the highest punishment for the two s... Read More

Testimony, cross-examination completed in one sitting in Ramisa 'rape', murder trial

Dhaka, June 2 -- The witness deposition phase in the trial over the rape and murder of 8-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in Dhaka's Pallabi has been completed within a single day. The proceedings we... Read More

Father testifies in court as trial opens in Ramisa's 'rape, murder'

Dhaka, June 2 -- The trial in the brutal "rape" and murder case of child Ramisa Akter has formally entered the witness stage, with the court beginning to hear testimony. Around 10:40am on Tuesday, Ra... Read More

Will Khalilur continue as Bangladesh Foreign Minister along with UNGA presidency?

Dhaka, June 2 -- Amid examples of officials continuing their government duties while serving as the chief of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), there are also instances of individuals serving... Read More

Protest continues outside Motijheel Islami Bank as calls grow for chairman's removal

Dhaka, June 2 -- Members of the Conscious Customer Forum have continued protesting outside Islami Bank's headquarters in Motijheel for a second straight day, demanding the resignation of newly appoint... Read More

Rescue teams recover body of girl dragged into pond by crocodile in Bagerhat

Dhaka, June 2 -- The body of a 7-year-old girl who was dragged into a crocodile-inhabited pond beside the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat has been recovered hours after the incident. Resc... Read More

Is Bangladesh's 007 Masud Rana wearing lipstick?

Dhaka, June 2 -- What do you say when the daredevil spy of the fictional Bangladesh Counter-Intelligence, BCI, has pink lips? Well, watching the latest Masud Rana film, out this Eid, the first baffle... Read More

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