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'Arakan Army' captures 33 Bangladeshi fishermen in three-day spree

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The "Arakan Army", Myanmar's armed rebel group, has abducted 33 Bangladeshi fishermen in three consecutive days. The latest incident occurred on Monday afternoon, when seven fi... Read More


'At least give us the bones': Trail to truth grows cold, grief does not a year after Gazi Tyres fire

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- When flames engulfed the Gazi Tyres factory in Narayanganj's Rupganj Upazila, 22-year-old weaving worker Abdur Rahman went missing. A year has passed, and his family has found n... Read More


'No cause for concern' over DUCSU election atmosphere, chief returning officer says

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Chief Returning Officer Prof Mohammad Jasim Uddin has played down concerns over the atmosphere surrounding the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Hall... Read More


Complaints mount as code of conduct flouted ahead of DUCSU elections

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Two days before canvassing is due to begin officially, candidates in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections are already hitting the campaign trail, often... Read More


Eight years into Rohingya influx, Bangladesh pins hope on UN talks as repatriation efforts falter

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Behind them, village after village burned. A gruesome massacre was unfolding. As they crossed the muddy banks of the Naf River into Bangladesh, the Rohingya's desperate and unce... Read More


Three dead as truck rams easy bike in Khulna

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- At least three people have been killed and four others injured after a truck ploughed into a three-wheeled passenger vehicle, locally called easy bike, in Khulna's Dumuria Upazi... Read More


Fire damages Chattogram's Shaikat Bar

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A fire has ripped through Parjatan Corporation's Shaikat Bar and Restaurant in Chattogram city. The flames erupted around 8:45am on Monday and were brought under control within... Read More


Bangladesh EC yet to access 'Rohingya database', raising concerns over fake IDs

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) has not yet been given access to a database of more than one million Rohingya, despite a March agreement intended to prevent their inclusion in the ... Read More


Bangladesh moves to rein in airfare hikes, ticket fraud

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has stepped up its efforts to curb abnormal price hikes in air tickets and prevent fraud. Sheikh Bashir Uddin, advisor to the ministr... Read More


Ex-state minister Palak, public official Jahangir arrested in fresh cases

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the arrest of former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak in an attempted murder case stemming from last year's July Uprising. It also approved a... Read More