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Bangladesh assures Pakistan of signing agreement on strengthening police cooperation

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Bangladesh is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan to strengthen cooperation between the police academies of the two countries. In a meeting at the Secretar... Read More


BMU doctor arrested over car vandalism, arson during July Uprising

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Police have arrested Ariful Islam Joarder Titu, assistant professor at the Cardiology Department of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), on charges of vandalising and setting fire to... Read More


Postal voting: Bangladeshi expatriates get five-day registration slots

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Election Commission has given Bangladeshi expatriates five days to get registered on the postal voting app for participating in the next general election through the Postal Vote ... Read More


Number of voters in Bangladesh stands at 127.69mn

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Bangladesh is entering the election season with a voter roll nearing the 130-million mark, after the Election Commission (EC) confirmed a final count of 127.69 million eligible citiz... Read More


EC issues gazette granting party registration to NCP, BaSaD Marxist

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- With the 13th parliamentary election approaching, the Election Commission (EC) has granted party registration to the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal Ma... Read More


Tk 1.8 billion in assets seized from Nassa's Nazrul

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of nearly 1.09 hectares (162 Katha) of land in the Purbachal's Jolshiri Residential Project owned by Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the Nassa Group chai... Read More


8 rescued, 4 arrested as BGB busts 'human trafficking' ring in Teknaf

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested four suspected human traffickers during a raid in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf. Eight others, including two children were rescued, in the operatio... Read More


National Cyber Security Agency asks media to avoid airing convict's statements

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has asked media outlets not to air statements of convicted individuals in the interest of national security and warned that "legal" action c... Read More


Amnesty International describes Hasina's trial as 'neither fair nor just'

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The UK-based rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has described the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal as "neither fair no... Read More


BNP calls Hasina verdict 'justice served for victims of state violence'

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has welcomed the death sentence given to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the International Crimes Tribunal case, saying it "established ... Read More