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High Court reading verdict in Ramna Batamul bombing case

Dhaka, May 8 -- The High Court has begun reading its verdict in the case over the 2001 bomb attack on the Chhayanaut Bengali New Year event at Dhaka's Ramna Batamul. The bench of Justice Mustafa Zama... Read More


Ex-president Abdul Hamid leaves Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 8 -- Former president Abdul Hamid has left Bangladesh. He left on board a Thai Airways flight early on Thursday morning, according to a source in the police Special Branch (SB). SB chief ... Read More


LCAU and Civic Data Design Lab to debut Atlas of Popular Transport in Venice

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) School of Architecture and Planning has said it established an art installation based on the informal methods of transport around the ... Read More


Heat wave in all districts may continue for another three days

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast that the ongoing heat wave will persist for another three days. Meteorologist AKM Nazmul Hoque told bdnews24.com, "The temp... Read More


Executive magistracy powers for army officers extended for fourth time

Dhaka, May 8 -- The interim government has extended the executive magistracy powers granted to military officers for a fourth time, adding another 60 days to their authority on the ground. The extens... Read More


ACC summons UK MP Tulip over accepting Gulshan flat as 'bribe'

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned British MP Tulip Siddiq, the niece of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to question her in a case that alleges she unlawfully rece... Read More


Court orders seizure of five properties of ex-home minister Asaduzzaman's wife

Dhaka, May 8 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of five properties, including a house, flats, and land plots, owned by Lutfun Tahmina Khan, wife of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, over al... Read More


Interim finance minister seeks ADB help to modernise Bangladesh's tax administration

Dhaka, May 8 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has proposed to "deepen" the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) involvement in upgrading Bangladesh's tax administration. A media statement from the finan... Read More


Court agrees to hear appeals, grants bail to Khaleda Zia's nephew Tuhin

Dhaka, May 8 -- The High Court has agreed to hear the appeals filed by former MP Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, challenging his convictions in two corruption cases. The bench of Justice Mohammad Ali ... Read More


BNP targets 10mn new members in two months

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), buoyed by momentum after the political changeover last year, has set an ambitious goal to enrol more than 10 million new members within two mont... Read More