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Former president Abdul Hamid in ACC's crosshairs over 'misuse of state funds'

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations that former president Md Abdul Hamid misused state resources for personal benefit during his time in offi... Read More


Journalist Shaukat Mahmood taken into DB custody

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained Shaukat Mahmood, the secretary general of the newly formed Janata Party Bangladesh. Shaukat, also a former preside... Read More


Tribunal to hear defence arguments on enforced disappearance charges Tuesday

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Tuesday to hear defence submissions on whether charges should be framed in a case alleging torture at the military's Joint Interrogatio... Read More


Bangladesh extends voting window by an hour for parliamentary election, referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Polling centres will be open from 7:30am to 4:30pm on the day of the parliamentary election and July Charter referendum due in early February next year. The Election Commission (EC) ... Read More


'Pushti Kothha' launched to promote safe milk production in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Green Dairy Partnership Project has launched "Pushti Kothha", an awareness initiative focused on safe milk production and consumption in Bangladesh. According to a media statemen... Read More


Salman F Rahman, his brother face fraud allegations from Beximco Aviation pilots

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court has taken into consideration a fraud complaint against Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, his brother ASF Rahman, the conglomerate's chairman, and four oth... Read More


Attempts being made to divide people 'in the name of religion', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A certain group has been "creating divisions in the name of religion in the country," says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remark at a discussion on Su... Read More


Bangladesh inflation edges up again to 8.29% in November

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Bangladesh's inflation rate has increased once again, hitting 8.29 percent in November. The increase was mainly driven by higher food prices, according to data released by the Bangla... Read More


Brothers among three motorcycle riders killed in Faridpur road crash

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Three people on a motorcycle, including two brothers, have been killed in a road accident in Faridpur's Bhanga. The accident occurred around 1:30am on Sunday in front of the graveyar... Read More


So many murders, so many bodies in the rivers. What's fuelling Khulna's bloodbath?

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Evening in Khulna now arrives with unease. In city streets and rural alleys alike, fear settles in. The discovery of bodies in rivers has become routine. Murders are no longer isolate... Read More