Nobel laureate Yunus sees rule of law absent after conviction for labour law breach

Dhaka, April 2 -- Convicted of labour law violation, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has lamented the "absence of rule of law" after appearing in court for the hearing of another case over embezzlement.... Read More

Man to die for raping and murdering child with lure of tamarind in Cumilla

Dhaka, April 2 -- A tribunal has sentenced a man to death over the murder of a third-grader after raping her in Cumilla's Chauddagram Upazila in 2019. Cumilla Women and Children Repression Prevention... Read More

Daily Star sacks Executive Editor Ashfaqul Haque 2 months after fatal 'fall' from his flat

Dhaka, April 2 -- The Daily Star has dismissed its Executive Editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque under pressure from rights activists amid allegations that the newspaper was protecting him after he landed in j... Read More

Anti-tobacco campaigners demand rise in cigarette prices, taxes in budget

Dhaka, April 2 -- Speakers at a workshop for journalists have demanded that the government raise prices of tobacco products in the budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year starting on Jul 1. Hiking prices ... Read More

Tense silence descends on BUET campus

Dhaka, April 2 -- The atmosphere is tense at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) campus following the High Court's order to suspend its ban on student politics. At 11:30am ... Read More

Call to allay campus safety concerns as student politics returns to BUET

Dhaka, April 2 -- The High Court has temporarily lifted a ban on politics at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology or BUET, reigniting concerns of abuse by the powerful or fights for... Read More

Bangladesh's GDP to grow at 5.6%, says World Bank

Dhaka, April 2 -- The World Bank says that, despite its strong turnaround in the post-COVID-19 economic recovery process, the economy is facing disruptions due to inflationary pressure and other facto... Read More

Retired army officer dies 'by suicide', diary reveals huge debt

Dhaka, April 2 -- A retired army officer's body has been recovered from a house in the DOHS area of Mirpur and the police believe it is a case of suicide. Brigadier General Mohammad Habibur Rahman re... Read More

3 to be hanged for killing elderly couple in Chuadanga

Dhaka, April 2 -- A court has announced death sentences for three convicts who killed a couple in Chuadanga's Alamdanga. On Tuesday, Chuadanga-2 Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Masud Ali an... Read More

ACC prosecutes Ron and Rick Sikder for money laundering

Dhaka, April 2 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has prosecuted Sikder Group Managing Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Rick Haque Sikder for laundering money abroad. On Monday, Dire... Read More

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