Dhaka, June 19 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has faced questions after two members of the Detective Branch were injured by bullets fired by "drug peddlers," amid a debate over the government... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The Bangladesh Army was not institutionally involved in enforced disappearances, but it was aware of such incidents, according to the chief of the commission investigating the abduct... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- Many officials involved in enforced disappearances during the deposed Awami League government still remain at the heart of state power, the commission on enforced disappearances has ... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The government has decided to declare Aug 5 a public holiday to mark the date the student-led public uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government. The decision was final... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The United Kingdom will support Bangladesh in its efforts to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous future, British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke has said. Speaking at a recep... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- A suspect in a case over the kidnapping and murder of school student Jishan has fled from police custody at the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's court. The suspect was identified... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has taken a veiled swipe at former ally Jamaat-e-Islami, suggesting the Islamist party's recent frustration over the proposed February general election st... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has appointed senior lawyer AY Moshiuzzaman as amicus curiae in the contempt of court case involving ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- Protesting government employees have staged a blockade at the Secretariat -- the nerve centre of Bangladesh's administration -- to demand the scrapping of the Government Service (Ame... Read More
Dhaka, June 19 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) and the National Consensus Commission have expressed disappointment after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Gono Forum opposed the proposed format... Read More