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Rashed Khan brands Jamaat as 'international champion of hypocrisy'

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister's Political Assistant Rashed Khan on Wednesday hit back sharply at the Jamaat-e-Islami over its dismal assessment of the government's first six months in office, sayin... Read More


Farmers' platform demands weekly show on BTV covering issues facing the community

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The National Farmers' Unity Foundation has requested the broadcast of a weekly one-hour exchange program titled "Farmer's Thoughts" on Bangladesh Television. The foundation leaders ... Read More


TIB mourns Tawfique Nawaz's death

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep shock at the demise of its former Board of Trustees member Tawfique Nawaz. On behalf of its Board of Trustees, managem... Read More


Family of cosmetics trader from Savar killed in Kolkata fire grieving in stunned silence

Savar, Aug. 19 -- year-old Ahmed Babu, a cosmetics businessman from Savar, has been plunged into grief following his death in a hotel fire in Kolkata, where he was among five Bangladeshis killed. In t... Read More


Bangladesh Bank allows release of $3.2 million loan for SS Power-I

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has granted permission to release the remaining portion of an approved foreign currency syndicated loan for power generation company SS Power-I Limited. The the... Read More


Two JMB men jailed for 20 years, woman gets 8 years in Cumilla explosives case

Cumilla, Aug. 19 -- A court in Cumilla on Wednesday sentenced two members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment in an explosives case. ... Read More


Man sentenced to death, 29 days after raping and murdering minor girl in Narail

Narail, Aug. 19 -- A tribunal in Narail on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl. Narail Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal ... Read More


5 Bangladeshis among 9 killed in Kolkata hotel fire; 4 from same family

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Five Bangladeshi nationals were among nine people killed in a fire that broke out at a hotel in Kolkata, India, early Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, citing local au... Read More


Bangladeshis among 9 killed in Kolkata hotel fire

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- At least nine people including Bangladeshis were killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday. "We are currently in the process of ver... Read More


9 Bangladeshis killed in Kolkata hotel fire

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- At least nine Bangladeshis including a child were killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the fire service departme... Read More