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Bangladesh govt updates diplomats on election preparations

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has briefed foreign diplomats over updated preparation and security measures for the upcoming general elections and referendum. It organised the brie... Read More


Messi receives rare $1.1 million watch during India visit

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Football legend Lionel Messi has been gifted a rare Richard Mille watch worth around Rs 99.4 million during his visit to India, adding to the buzz surrounding his stay. It has been ... Read More


Enforced disappearances, torture: Case against Hasina, 12 Army officers ordered to trial

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered a crimes against humanity case over "enforced disappearances and torture" in joint interrogation cells against ousted prime minister She... Read More


Subrata Bain's daughter Bithi remanded for 5 days

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- A Dhaka court has remanded Khadija Yasmin Bithi, daughter of top criminal Subrata Bain, to police custody for questioning in the murder case of Jubo Dal leader Arif for five days. D... Read More


Khaleda Zia's condition stable, says her personal physician

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain has said the former prime minister's physical condition remains stable. Speaking in front of Evercare Hospital on ... Read More


Regional forces reshape the electoral map in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- In the hills of south-eastern Bangladesh, elections are never only about party symbols or campaign slogans. They are about old agreements and older grievances, about the delicate ari... Read More


CID investigation finds 'no truth' in assault, acid attack allegations against actor Dipjol

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found no evidence to substantiate assault or acid attack allegations against Bangla film actor Monowar Hossain Dipjol in a case filed ... Read More


Body of NCP's Jannatara Rumi recovered in Hazaribagh hostel

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Police have recovered the body of Jannatara Rumi, a member of the National Citizen Party (NCP) from a student hostel in Dhaka's Hazaribagh. The body was recovered from a hostel at O... Read More


Pressure mounting on banks as capital market is 'almost non-existent', former ABB chair says

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Syed Mahbubur Rahman, former chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), has said banks are taking short-term deposits and providing long-term loans. He noted that bec... Read More


Rajshahi farmer killed by excavator while trying to 'block digging of pond'

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- A group of locals in Rajshahi's Mohonpur Upazila have allegedly killed a farmer by running him over with an excavator as he blocked them from digging a pond illegally. The incident ... Read More