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Former ASP arrested over 'enforced disappearance' of Sayeedi witness Sukhranjan Bali

Dhaka, July 3 -- Detectives have arrested a former assistant superintendent of police over allegations of involvement in the 2012 "enforced disappearance" of Sukhranjan Bali from the International Cri... Read More


Woman found dead in Savar flat, rape suspected

Dhaka, July 3 -- A woman has been found dead inside her flat in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, with police suspecting she was raped before being strangled. Police recovered the body from a third-fl... Read More


Bangladesh drafts new visa policy to boost investment, tourism

Dhaka, July 3 -- The government is preparing a new visa policy by revising regulations first introduced nearly two decades ago, aiming to attract more foreign investment, business and tourism while ma... Read More


Chandpur rural areas face more power outage than urban ones

Dhaka, July 3 -- At a time when electricity is the only source of relief from the scorching summer heat, it has become increasingly scarce in the rural areas of Chandpur. Residents across the distric... Read More


Street closures, lobster, clues: Taylor Swift's rumoured New York wedding

Dhaka, July 2 -- New York City is buzzing, the mayor is winking and the lobster has arrived. Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding at Madison Square Garden (MSG) may be closer than anyone expected, the BBC... Read More


Top court lifts legal hurdle over 32,000 government primary headteacher appointments

Dhaka, July 2 -- The Supreme Court has ended a long-running dispute over the seniority and promotion of teachers absorbed into the government primary education system. The verdict has removed the fin... Read More


Worker dies from electrocution at polythene factory in Chawkbazar

Dhaka, July 2 -- A worker has been electrocuted top death after coming into contact with an electrically charged machine at a polythene factory in the Kamalbagh area in Dhaka's Chawkbazar Thana, accor... Read More


3 workers burnt in Kathalbagan blast, 1 in ICU

Dhaka, July 2 -- Three furniture shop workers have been burnt in an explosion at a residential building in Kathalbagan in Dhaka's Kalabagan Thana area. All three victims work at a furniture shop in P... Read More


HSC, equivalent exams begin for 1.27 million students

Dhaka, July 2 -- A total of 1,270,583 students are starting their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. The examinations are being held at 2,697 centres across the country, ... Read More


China says Bangladesh-Myanmar economic corridor will remain open to other countries

Dhaka, July 2 -- China remains committed to establishing an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar but says the initiative remains open to India and other countries if they decide to join. Res... Read More