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British MP Tulip Siddiq handed 2-year jail sentence in Bangladesh land corruption case

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court has convicted British MP Tulip Siddiq in a corruption case related to the allotment of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal and sentenced her to two years in prison. On Monday,... Read More


Government will address discrimination against deprived military personnel, Yunus says

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said members of the armed forces who faced "discrimination and oppression" under the ousted Awami League government will receive justice, like other g... Read More


BTCL receives approval for virtual network operator

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited has received approval to operate experimentally as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the country. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, chief adv... Read More


Farhad Mazhar says trying Hasina in old tribunal was a mistake that risks global doubts

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Columnist and thinker Farhad Mazhar believes the trial of Sheikh Hasina was essential, yet holding it in the International Crimes Tribunal, which was forged by the deposed prime minis... Read More


Praying for Khaleda is a 'religious duty', says Jamaat leader Porwar

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar believes it is a "moral and religious duty" to pray for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital. H... Read More


London politics pulled into Dhaka drama as UK MP Tulip, Hasina's sister Rehana await corruption ruling

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday in a corruption case implicating Sheikh Rehana, the sister of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Tulip Siddiq, the Labour M... Read More


EC expands secret rooms as polling stations remain unchanged

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) has decided to add two secret rooms to each polling station, rather than increasing the total number of booths, drawing on the experience of the national ... Read More


Bangladeshi man dies 10 days after Abu Dhabi road accident

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- A Bangladeshi migrant has died in the United Arab Emirates, 10 days after being critically injured in a road accident while delivering food. Rubel Ahmed, 35, from Sylhet's Moglabaza... Read More


Bangladesh creates Supreme Court secretariat in move to bolster judicial independence

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The interim government has issued the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance, 2025, aiming to ease and streamline administration at the apex court and advance full judicial independence... Read More


Government hikes fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- In step with global trends, the government has hiked the domestic price of all fuel types by Tk 2 per litre. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources announced the revisi... Read More