Dhaka, May 28 -- Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was acquitted by Bangladesh's top court of his death sentence in a war crimes case, has been freed from jail. Jailer AKM Masum of the Dh... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- On a four-day trip to Japan, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus underscored the interim government's goal of holding a free and proper election by June next year, saying it will be done "un... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas has launched a blistering attack on the interim government, declaring it "rotten from head to toe". Speaking at a youth rally organised by t... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- A Dhaka court has granted police eight days to grill top criminal Subrata Bain in custody in a case filed under the Arms Act. His three alleged associates, including Abu Rasel Masud ... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- The crescent moon signalling the start of Zil Hajj, the last month of the Islamic calendar, has been sighted, confirming Jun 7, a Saturday, for the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha. The Na... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- The interim government is preparing to withdraw 11,448 "political harassment" cases filed against activists of the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and Hifazat-e Islam, following recommendations... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- Thousands of activists of the BNP's affiliate bodies Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal and Swechchhasebak Dal have gathered at a "youth rally" in Dhaka's Naya Paltan. A stage has be... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a warning that a "well-marked low" pressure system that formed over the Bay of Bengal may lead to heavy rains across six divi... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- The High Court has overturned the prison sentences of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman, acquitting them in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case over ... Read More
Dhaka, May 28 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a couple from a house at Mirpur-11 under Dhaka's Pallabi Thana. Law enforcers say the two were murdered. The incident occurred next to the Millat ... Read More