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Ex-CEC Huda to be grilled for 4 more days in case over election fraud, sedition

Dhaka, June 27 -- A Dhaka court has remanded former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda to police custody for another four days of questioning in a case filed by the BNP on charges of sedition a... Read More


Social media star Hero Alom hospitalised after consuming sleeping pills

Dhaka, June 27 -- Social media star Ashraful Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, has been hospitalised after he fell sick after consuming too many sleeping pills while visiting his friend in Bogura's ... Read More


India keeps 'close watch' on neighbours, Jaiswal says on Bangladesh-China-Pakistan talks

Dhaka, June 27 -- India has said it is keeping a "close watch" on developments in the neighbourhood, after reports emerged of a trilateral meeting between the foreign ministries of Bangladesh, China a... Read More


Another low-pressure system forecast, alongside rainfall in all divisions

Dhaka, June 27 -- The early onset of the monsoon wind has led to regular rain since mid-June. The rain has decreased over the past two to three days, but the Bangladesh Meteorological Department forec... Read More


ACC to start two more cases against PK Halder over 'loan fraud'

Dhaka, June 27 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is preparing to initiate two new cases against former banker Proshanta Kumar Halder, commonly known as PK Halder, over a Tk 500 million "loan fra... Read More


Two dead, one injured in shootout between 'drug traffickers' in Khulna

Dhaka, June 27 -- Two people have been killed and another injured after a shootout in a house in Khulna's Rupsha Upazila. Police claim the homeowner and the casualties all have connections to drug tra... Read More


Demolition during Eid raises alarm over destruction of Old Dhaka's heritage buildings

Dhaka, June 27 -- As Eid-ul-Azha brought the capital to a standstill, a quieter, and more troubling, activity surged in Old Dhaka with demolition crew silently moved in on Old Dhaka's heritage. One o... Read More


ACC opens probe against former Bangladesh Bank chief Atiur Rahman over multiple allegations

Dhaka, June 27 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman over a series of allegations including abuse of power, irregulari... Read More


36 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia over militant ties, says minister

Dhaka, June 27 -- Malaysian police have detained 36 Bangladeshi nationals who were "found to be directly involved in a radical militant movement based on Islamic State (IS) extremist beliefs and viole... Read More


Ex-state minister Kamal Mojumder taken to hospital after falling ill in jail

Dhaka, June 27 -- Former state minister Kamal Ahmed Mojumder has been admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Dhaka after falling ill in jail. He was transferred from... Read More