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Why Nepal's court held US-Bangla Airlines liable for unlimited compensation over 2018 crash

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A court in Nepal has ruled that Bangladeshi carrier US-Bangla Airlines is subject to unlimited liability for passengers killed in a plane crash at Kathmandu airport in 2018. It is t... Read More


Woman found dead, husband critically injured as police respond to 999 call

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Police have found a woman dead at a Rajshahi residence after responding to a 999 call. The residence belonged to a journalist, identified as Golam Kibria Kamal, 60, a deputy editor ... Read More


Eight people hospitalised after explosion at Wari restaurant kitchen

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- An explosion in the kitchen of a restaurant called Pasta Club in Dhaka's Wari has injured several people. Eight of the injured have been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Th... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman en route to Sirajganj

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has set off for Sirajganj to participate in an election rally. His motorcade left Hotel Naz Garden in Bogura at 12:30pm on Saturday. On the same day, Tariq... Read More


Dhaka-11 campaign gripped by fear of violence and 'engineered' polls

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Banners and festoons have brought an election look to Dhaka-11, but at roadside tea stalls the conversation is strikingly subdued. Voters talk less about manifestos than about fear: ... Read More


Election authorities order probe into egg-throwing at NCP's Patwary

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The returning officer has directed the Electoral Inquiry and Judicial Committee to investigate an incident in which eggs were thrown and disorder broke out involving National Citizen... Read More


Work stoppage over NCT foreign deal brings Ctg port operations to a standstill

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Chittagong Port workers and employees have launched a work stoppage to protest the decision to appoint foreign companies to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). The ope... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman next prime minister? What the poll indicates

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A survey by the private firm Innovision Consulting indicates that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is favoured over other parties to form the next government. The third round ... Read More


Munshiganj mother, daughter beaten to death after dispute over loud music, police say

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Police say a neighbour beat a mother and her daughter to death in Munshiganj's Sirajdikhan following an argument triggered by "loud music". The suspect, Ali Hossain, 28, was arreste... Read More


Bangladesh paves way to compensation for victims of enforced disappearances, torture

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The interim government has taken a key step towards allowing compensation and rehabilitation for victims of torture and enforced disappearance by withdrawing a long-standing declarat... Read More