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Arrest warrants issued against 11 former leaders of Dhaka Bar Association

Dhaka, June 30 -- Three cases have been filed against 11 lawyer leaders, including the former president and general secretary of the Dhaka Bar Association, on charges of embezzlement. The cases were ... Read More


Formal complaint filed with International Crimes Tribunal in Abu Sayed killing

Dhaka, June 30 -- A formal complaint has been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) naming 30 suspects in a case over the murder of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed during the Ju... Read More


Jahangirnagar University defers long-awaited JUCSU polls amid renewed student protests

Dhaka, June 30 -- Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended the previously announced schedule for elections to the long-stalled central student union, JUCSU, following pressure from student ... Read More


Four people, including two children, burnt in Hazaribagh blast

Dhaka, June 29 -- Four people, including two children, have been burnt after an explosion during the cleaning of a water tank at a residence in Dhaka's Hazaribagh. The injured have been admitted to t... Read More


Low pressure system forms over Bay of Bengal, cautionary signal No. 3 maintained

Dhaka, June 29 -- A low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal, adjoining West Bengal and the Bangladesh coast, says the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The BMD has asked the... Read More


13 senior police officers, including three SPs, suspended over alleged absconding

Dhaka, June 29 -- The government has temporarily suspended 13 senior police officers, including three superintendents of police (SPs), over allegations of absconding. Among those suspended are eight ... Read More


5 die overnight in separate road accidents in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 29 -- Five people have been killed overnight in two separate road accidents in Dhaka's Uttara and Jahangir Gate areas. Three people were killed when a truck veered out of control and hit ... Read More


3 die in stampede during Jagannath Rath Yatra in India's Odisha

Dhaka, June 29 -- Three people have been killed and 10 others injured in a stampede during the Rath Yatra in India's Odisha. The incident occurred in Puri, about 3km from Jagannath temple where the p... Read More


DU students stage protest over Hindu woman's rape in Muradnagar

Dhaka, June 29 -- A group of Dhaka University students have staged protests over the rape of a Hindu woman in Cumilla's Muradnagar. They brought out a procession around 1am on Sunday from Jagannath H... Read More


Prime suspect Fazr, 4 others held in Muradnagar rape

Dhaka, June 29 -- Police have arrested Fazr Ali, the prime suspect in the widely-discussed rape case in Cumilla's Muradnagar. He was arrested from Dhaka's Sayedabad area early on Saturday morning, ac... Read More