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BNP writes to police chief seeking four-tier security for Zubaida Rahman

Dhaka, May 2 -- The BNP has sent the inspector general of police (IGP) a letter asking them to "ensure security" of Zubaida Rahman, the wife of Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, upon their arrival to Ba... Read More


Fazlur Rahman's remark on Indian states entirely personal, says foreign ministry

Dhaka, May 2 -- The interim government has described the remarks made by ALM Fazlur Rahman, head of the national commission probing the 2009 BDR killings, as "entirely personal" after he suggested tha... Read More


Apple shares fall as buyback cuts, tariff fears fan investor jitters

Dhaka, May 2 -- Apple shares fell 5 percent on Friday after the company trimmed its stock buyback programme and CEO Tim Cook flagged a $900 million tariff-related hit to costs this quarter amid a ragi... Read More


Pahalgam killings made our determination to fight terrorism firmer, says Pranay Verma

Dhaka, May 2 -- Pranay Kumar Verma, the Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, has said the killing of tourists in Pahalgam, Kashmir by militants has strengthened India's resolve in the fight against... Read More


Political climate being shaped to portray election demand as a crime, says Tarique

Dhaka, May 2 -- Tarique Rahman has alleged that an atmosphere is being deliberately fostered in Bangladesh where demanding elections is portrayed as "a criminal act". Speaking virtually from London o... Read More


2 arrested over 'abduction, rape, filming' of teenager in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, May 2 -- Police have arrested two men over allegedly kidnapping a teenager before raping and filming her in Khagrachhari's Laxmichhari Upazila. The incident took place around 10:30am on Thursd... Read More


Government not suppressing 'freedom of speech', says CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul

Dhaka, May 2 -- Chief Advisor's press aide Shafiqul Alam has said the July movement brought about the best time for journalism in the country and emphasised that the interim government is in favour of... Read More


A college student was recording a video on the rail tracks. He was hit by a train and died

Dhaka, May 2 -- A student has died after being struck by a train while filming another on the railway tracks at the capital's Kuril Bishwa Road. The deceased, Ishtiak Ahmed Rafidh, was an undergradua... Read More


2 Bangladeshi farmers held by BSF, 2 Indians held in Dinajpur

Dhaka, May 2 -- Two Bangladeshi farmers have been detained by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Birol Upazila along the Dinajpur border, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). In r... Read More


BGB sends back 2 Indian detainees. So does BSF

Dhaka, May 2 -- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has released two Bangladeshi farmers picked up from the borders of Birol Upazila in Dinajpur on Friday nine hours after detaining them. The Bord... Read More