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Zia Orphanage Trust case: Verdict in Khaleda's appeal on Wednesday

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The Appellate Division has heard BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal plea against the 10-year jail sentence she was handed in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case and will deliver its... Read More


Protestors use murals to oppose removal of 'adivasi imagery' from school textbooks

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The walls and streets in the Dhaka University campus area have been painted with murals to protest the removal of the term "adivasi" - a collective term for a number of ethnic minori... Read More


Nationwide strike in Belgium hits air and train traffic

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A nationwide strike in protest against possible pension reforms crippled air and rail traffic in Belgium on Monday and many schools remained shut. Almost half of all flights at Brus... Read More


Chattogram court violence: 63 lawyers granted bail in explosives case

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- At least 63 lawyers accused under explosives laws in connection with violent clashes on the Chattogram court premises have been granted bail. The bail order was handed down by Chatt... Read More


ACC files three cases against Hasina, her family for Purbachal land allocation 'graft'

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed three cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and niece Azmina Siddiq... Read More


Animosity not in each other's interest, says India army chief on Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi says that animosity between India and Bangladesh is not in the interest of either country. "We are neighbours. We have to live together, un... Read More


Ex-MP Jannat Henry shown arrested in Anti-Corruption Commission Case

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- A Dhaka court has approved a petition to show former Sirajganj-2 MP Jannat Ara Henry arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md... Read More


EU foreign ministers to tackle Syria sanctions relief at end of month

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- European foreign ministers will meet at the end of January to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Syria, the EU foreign policy chief said on Sunday in Riyadh ahead of a meeting of to... Read More


Six killed in explosion at Czech restaurant

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Six people died when a propane-butane cylinder exploded at a restaurant in the northwest Czech city of Most, setting the building on fire, emergency services said on Sunday. Eight p... Read More


Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds return, 24 killed

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions... Read More