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Man sentenced to death for kidnapping, murder of madrasa student in Dhaka's Keraniganj

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for the kidnapping and murder of madrasa student Tawheed Islam in Dhaka's South Keraniganj area one and a half years ago. Dhaka Women and ... Read More


Salahuddin accuses Yunus of 'conflict of interest' over dual role as chief advisor and Consensus Commission head

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Salahuddin Ahmed believes a "conflict of interest" has emerged in Muhammad Yunus's dual role as both the head of government and chief of the National Consensus Commission. He argued... Read More


Salahuddin accuses Yunus of 'conflict of interest' as chief advisor and Consensus Commission head

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Salahuddin Ahmed believes a "conflict of interest" has emerged in Muhammad Yunus's dual role as both the head of government and chief of the National Consensus Commission. He argued... Read More


Petrol bombs thrown at Mohammadpur Preparatory School overnight

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Assailants have reportedly conducted a petrol bomb attack on Preparatory School and College located on Iqbal Road in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The incident occurred on Tuesday night, thr... Read More


Pakistan blames India for deadly Islamabad suicide bombing

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Pakistan has accused India of being behind the suicide bombing that struck outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad, leaving at least 12 people dead and more tha... Read More


'Chhatra League' locks five buildings at Dhaka University

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, has allegedly locked five buildings at Dhaka University overnight as the party's "lockdown" p... Read More


ACC files case against 3 for making NIDs with false information

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against three people, including a former election official, for creating National ID (NID) cards with false information. ACC As... Read More


Saudi Arabia cuts Bangladesh's Hajj quota to 78,500 for 2026

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Saudi Arabia has reduced the number of Bangladeshi pilgrims allowed to perform Hajj next year by more than 48,000 compared with this year. A bilateral agreement has been signed allo... Read More


Police vehicle burns in Dhaka's Ramna, microbus catches fire in Uttara

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A police pickup van has caught on fire in front of the Ramna Police Station in Dhaka's Kakrail while a fire was sparked on a microbus in the capital's Uttara. Both incidents occurre... Read More


Tarique Rahman will return to Bangladesh in late November, says Salahuddin

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to return to Bangladesh by the end of November, according to the party's Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed. Speaking on bdn... Read More