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No third country needed over Hasina extradition: Zahed

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman says there is no need for a third country to become involved in Bangladesh's efforts to bring ousted prime mini... Read More


HC keeps 'victim of mob attack' headteacher in post

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The High Court has ordered Hasina Islam, acting head teacher of Berakola Abdul Matin Khasru Girls High School in Cumilla's Brahmanpara, to continue in her position. At the same tim... Read More


US fears India's rise: Russian envoy

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Russian Ambassador to New Delhi Denis Alipov has claimed that a senior US official acknowledged Washington would not allow India to become another China, describing the remark as a ... Read More


Govt warns against artificial LPG crisis

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The government will crack down on traders trying to engineer an artificial LPG crisis through hoarding, despite sufficient reserves, Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has warned. ... Read More


Dhaka expects progress soon on PM's Delhi visit

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir says Bangladesh expects progress soon in discussions over Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's proposed visit to India. He made the rema... Read More


Hasina and India's diplomatic dilemma

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- India is facing an increasingly difficult choice over Sheikh Hasina as it tries to balance its ties with the former prime minister against efforts to rebuild relations with Banglade... Read More


Chaos at UPL sales centre over 'The Unfinished Memoirs'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Two sales staff of publishing house University Press Limited (UPL) have reportedly been harassed and handed to police over the sale of The Unfinished Memoirs, written by Bangabandhu... Read More


Tarique's Delhi visit: Trivedi sees 'no need to rush'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has played down talk of an imminent New Delhi visit by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, insisting there is no need to rush and th... Read More


Extortion, land grabs take a new turn in Dhaka as police stand by

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Four attacks in just three days involving land disputes, land grabs, vandalism, and looting have brought a troubling new pattern into focus in Dhaka. In some cases, dozens of peopl... Read More


Man held with Tk 6.1mn in liquor in Gulshan

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested a man in possession of 688 litres of foreign-branded liquor in Dhaka's Gulshan. The man, identified as Mintu Chandra Sutradhar, 39... Read More