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SC lawyer Panna to represent Hasina in two enforced disappearance cases

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna has been appointed by the state to represent deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in two cases involving alleged enforced disappearances and... Read More


Fresh fighting among Arakan Army, ARSA, RSO sends gunfire, panic spilling across the border

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- When the Arakan Army wrested what it called "absolute control" of Rakhine State from Myanmar's military junta, a measure of quiet had briefly settled across the Bangladesh-Myanmar bo... Read More


NCP's Nahid does not see 'level playing field' for election

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The "level playing field" required to hold the 13th general election is still not in sight, says National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam. He says, "With deep worry, we wou... Read More


Methila brings Bangladesh into Miss Universe Top 30, though the crown eludes her

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Bangladesh's Tangia Zaman Methila has earned a place in the top 30 of the Miss Universe contest, delivering a proud achievement even though the coveted crown remained out of reach. ... Read More


UN panel demands 'immediate release' of Bangladeshi writer Shahriar Kabir from 'arbitrary, unlawful' detention

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The United Nations' Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found the detention of Bangladeshi filmmaker, writer, and human rights defender Shahriar Kabir "arbitrary and unlawful" ... Read More


Bangladesh seal 217-run win over Ireland to complete series whitewash

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Bangladesh clinched a dominant 217-run victory over Ireland in the second Test in Mirpur, sealing a 2-0 series whitewash. Chasing an improbable target of 509, Ireland were bowled ou... Read More


Dhaka Polytechnic students spend night outdoors after earthquake, aftershocks

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Dhaka Polytechnic Institute students have left one of their residential halls to spend the night on the street after an earthquake and several aftershocks left them too scared to liv... Read More


Amir Khosru expects elected government to 'revisit' telecom policy

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has described the telecom policy introduced by the interim administration as "complex", expressing hope that an elected government will... Read More


Plot graft: Arguments in case against Hasina family to conclude, verdict date expected

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A Dhaka court may set the date of the verdicts in three cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, an... Read More


Plot graft: Verdict in case against Hasina, family on Thursday

Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A Dhaka court has set the date of the verdicts in three cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, an... Read More