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High Court asks why Munshiganj man 'paralysed in police shooting' should not be compensated

Dhaka, June 17 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why a man named Shahadat Hossain Shyamal, who was "paralysed" in a reported police shooting in Munshiganj seven years ago, should not be given... Read More


Government promotes two as secretaries in latest administrative reshuffle

Dhaka, June 17 -- Amid a continued reshuffle in the administration's top brass, the government has promoted two senior officials to the rank of secretary. Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Sharf Uddin Ah... Read More


'Top criminal' Excel Babu among six detained over Adabor 'attack' on police: RAB

Dhaka, June 17 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested six more people, including "notorious criminal" Excel Babu, in connection with the stabbing of a mobile financial service (MFS) agent du... Read More


Home minister says fencing planned to curb cross-border crime along Myanmar frontier

Dhaka, June 17 -- The government has taken an initiative to install barbed-wire fencing along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to prevent criminal activities, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said. On... Read More


India 'pushing into' ethnic Bengalis to Bangladesh without due process: Human Rights Watch

Dhaka, June 17 -- Indian authorities have forcibly expelled ethnic Bengali residents, mostly Muslims from West Bengal, to Bangladesh without due process, leaving dozens of families stranded along the ... Read More


Court sets charge-framing hearing against Hasina, 285 others for Jul 14

Dhaka, June 17 -- A Dhaka court has fixed Jul 14 for the remaining hearing on the framing of charges in a sedition case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others They are accused of ... Read More


Tribunal calls abuse of children a 'crime against humanity and society's moral foundation'

Dhaka, June 17 -- A Chattogram court has described child sexual abuse as not only a grave violation of rights but an "attack on the moral foundation of society", while delivering its verdict in a rape... Read More


Tarique says those responsible for measles toll will be identified before action is taken

Dhaka, June 17 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government will review who was responsible for the nationwide deaths of hundreds of children linked to a measles outbreak before taking act... Read More


Australia take series lead after spin trio dismantles Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 17 -- Bangladesh endured a disappointing start to the T20 series as a batting collapse left them with too little to defend, allowing Australia to claim a 4-wicket victory and a 1-0 lead in... Read More


Rice prices, supply 'satisfactory', says commerce minister

Dhaka, June 17 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has described the price and supply situation in the rice market as satisfactory after inspecting wholesale and retail markets in the capita... Read More