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Israeli fire kills two people in Gaza, medics say

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said. Medics said two people were killed and several others wounded when an Isr... Read More


Foreign lawyer seeks Bar Council approval to represent Salman F Rahman

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- British lawyer Graeme L Hall of London's Doughty Street Chambers has sought Bangladesh Bar Council approval to represent Salman F Rahman in the July Uprising crimes against huma... Read More


Fuel oil prices to remain unchanged in September

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- The government is keeping the prices of diesel, kerosene, octane and petrol unchanged in September. Consumers will therefore buy the fuels at the same prices for four consecuti... Read More


BGB chief Siddiqui meets with President Fakhrul

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has met with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The meeting took place at Bangabhaban... Read More


Jamaat MPs challenge legality of ministers' district roles in High Court

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Eleven Jamaat-e-Islami MPs have moved the High Court challenging a government decision to assign ministers, state ministers and parliamentary whips responsibility for overseeing... Read More


GK Shamim to stand trial over alleged fraud in CU building contract

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- A Chattogram court has ordered GK Shamim, a controversial contractor for government projects, to stand trial in an Anti-Corruption Commission case over alleged fraud in securing... Read More


Man held near Pakistan High Commission after posing as DGFI official

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Police have arrested a man in Dhaka's Gulshan for allegedly posing as an assistant director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). The suspect has been ident... Read More


3 killed in autorickshaw, covered van collision in Kishoreganj

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Three people have been killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-powered autorickshaw and a covered van in Kishoreganj's Katiyadi. The crash occurred... Read More


Opposition alliance boycotts process of passing Human Rights Commission Bill

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- The opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a boycott of the entire process of passing the National Human Rights Commission Bill. They have accused the governm... Read More


Chief prosecutor says new lead 'links' unnamed cultural figure to Sagar-Runi killings

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam says investigators have found a lead linking a cultural figure to the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sar... Read More