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Protests erupt outside Bangladeshi missions in India's Delhi, Kolkata, Agartala

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Amid protests over the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das and growing diplomatic tensions, demonstrations have erupted outside Bangladeshi missions in Delhi, Kolkata, and Aga... Read More


Key suspect Faisal's associate Kabir to be quizzed for five more days over Hadi murder

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A Dhaka court has granted police five more days to interrogate Kabir, who is identified with a single name, a close associate of Faisal Karim Masud -- the key suspect in the murder o... Read More


Bangladesh seeks swift action after India pledges protection of diplomatic missions

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- In response to protests targeting Bangladesh's diplomatic missions in India, Dhaka has sought tangible follow-up to a security pledge from New Delhi. On Tuesday afternoon, foreign m... Read More


Government approves grade 10 pay for headteachers

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The government has raised the salaries of headteachers at government primary schools to grade 10, granting them the rank of gazetted officers. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Educa... Read More


Police club agriculture students, injure 25 in Pabna

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Police have charged batons on agricultural diploma students who were blockading a road in Pabna's Ishurdi Upazila, leaving at least 25 injured. The incident took place around 2pm on... Read More


Miscreants call man out of home, cut off his wrists in Khulna

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Miscreants have cut off the wrists of a man in Khulna's Batiaghata, police say. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at Darogar Bhita Ali Nagar, Batiaghata Police chief Khandaka... Read More


Police arrest 11 more on charges of vandalism, arson at Prothom Alo, Daily Star offices

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Police have arrested 11 more people over attacks, vandalism, and arson at the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in Dhaka. The Detective Branch arrested nine suspects across ... Read More


PBI uncovers 'fraudulent activities' by Toyota Bangladesh MD, two senior officials

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has found evidence of alleged fraudulent activities involving three senior Toyota Bangladesh executives, including Managing Director Premmit ... Read More


East West University student faces interrogation for 'plastering Hizb ut-Tahrir posters

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A Dhaka court has granted police a day to interrogate East West University student Amjad Hossain Bukhari in custody over pasting posters of the banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir. D... Read More


Seat-sharing deal forces Rumin Farhana into independent bid in Brahmanbaria-2

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Brahmanbaria-2 is among the four constituencies that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has ceded to its alliance partner Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh, a decision that has res... Read More