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Dhaka University professor Ershad Halim sent to jail over 'sexual assault'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to send Dhaka University (DU) Chemistry Professor Ershad Halim to jail in a sexual assault case initiated by a student. Halim was arrested late... Read More


Prime suspect arrested after dismembered body recovered near High Court

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police's Detective Branch has arrested the friend identified as the "prime suspect" in the killing of Ashraful Haque, whose dismembered body recovered from a plastic drum near the Hi... Read More


Body in drum outside High Court: Police search friend as 'prime suspect'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police are searching for a friend as the "prime suspect" after a dismembered body of Ashraful Haque was recovered from a blue plastic drum near the High Court area in Dhaka. Ashrafu... Read More


Excessive bleeding caused Rajshahi judge's son's death, says doctor

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Tawsif Rahman Sumon, son of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Abdur Rahman, has died from excessive bleeding caused by multiple stab wounds, according to the forensic team. On Fr... Read More


Eight Islamist parties demand separate date for referendum, resignations of 3 advisors

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Eight Islamist political parties have announced a three-point list of demands, including a separate date for the July National Charter referendum and the resignations of three adviso... Read More


Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman to lead Bangladesh delegation to India

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- National Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman will lead the Bangladesh delegation to the 7th NSA-level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave in the Indian capital of New Delhi. The e... Read More


Law enforcers will stop violence on Hasina verdict date, not parties: BNP's Amir Khosru

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- BNP National Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says if there is any unrest on the day of the verdict in the crimes against humanity case against ousted prime min... Read More


Ex-prime minister Hasina tells BBC she's not guilty of crimes against humanity

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Former former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has denied committing crimes against humanity during a deadly crackdown on the July Mass Uprising that toppled her, days before the Interna... Read More


Awami League removed from list of registered parties, cannot contest election: CA Yunus

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says that the Awami League has been removed from the Election Commission's list of registered parties and will not be able to contest the upcoming parlia... Read More


Case filed over desecration of grave of Nural Pagla, body burning after 2.5 months

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- After two and a half months, a case has been filed in court over the desecration of the grave of Rajbari religious leader Nurul Haque aka Nural Pagla, the burning of his body, and th... Read More