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Four sentenced to death, nine get life in prison over murder of Army officer Tanzim

Dhaka, May 20 -- A Cox's Bazar court has sentenced four people to death and nine others to life in prison for the murder of Army officer Lt Tanzim Sarwar Nirjan. He was stabbed to death during an ant... Read More


Measles: 6 more children die, 138 new cases confirmed

Dhaka, May 20 -- Six children have died with measles and related symptoms in a 24-hour count. Three of the children were confirmed to have measles while the other three showed symptoms consistent wit... Read More


Shishir Manir claims Supreme Court Secretariat dissolution is 'contempt', vows High Court battle

Dhaka, May 20 -- Lawyer Shishir Manir has condemned the government's move to dissolve the Supreme Court Secretariat and recall judges to the law ministry, branding the action a direct "contempt of cou... Read More


3 Gopalganj men went to Russia in hopes of high wages. They ended up on the 'battlefield'

Dhaka, May 20 -- Hopes of work in Russia have turned into a trap for three young men in Gopalganj. Although promised jobs in the construction sector with a monthly salary of Tk 120,000, they have alle... Read More


PM inaugurates disaster management research and training institute

Dhaka, May 20 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman laid the foundation stone for the National Disaster Management Research and Training Institute building in Gazipur. The prime minister attended the even... Read More


Mild heat wave blows through four districts

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore and Noakhali districts are experiencing a mild heat wave, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The heat wave will continue for a... Read More


Mild heatwave blows through four districts

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore and Noakhali districts are experiencing a mild heatwave, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The heatwave will continue for ano... Read More


Money laundering, insider collusion behind banks' 'serious' capital deficit, says Khosru

Dhaka, May 20 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says many of the country's banks are caught in a "serious capital deficit", the result of years of money laundering and loan defaults eng... Read More


ACC gets two months to file report in 'stock manipulation' case involving Shakib, 14 others

Dhaka, May 20 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has received a window of over two months to submit its investigation report into cricketer and former Magura-1 lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan, his mothe... Read More


Mahfuj Alam says Awami League 'returned' when July spirit gave way to mob rule, right-wing politics

Dhaka, May 20 -- Mahfuj Alam, a key figure in the July Uprising and former student advisor to the subsequent Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, believes the Awami League - whose activities have be... Read More