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NHRC to handle enforced disappearance cases

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that the government will not form a separate commission on enforced disappearances, as the responsibility will be carried out by the National Human R... Read More


Book Fair Committee urges govt confirmation in Nov-4

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The Ekushey Book Fair Songramme Committee has called on the government to officially confirm by 4 November that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will be held in February, maintaining ... Read More


'S Alam Group mortgaged CDA plot'

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A long-abandoned plot in Chattogram's Agrabad CDA residential area, unused for nearly 25 years, is now under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The land, leased ... Read More


Call to ensure vitamin-fortified safe edible oil

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- It is crucial to stop the sale of oil in open drums and make quality packaging mandatory to ensure access to vitamin-fortified safe edible oil. Selling edible oil in open drums viola... Read More


Witness testimonies conclude on Hasina in graft case

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- In a major development, the testimony of 54 witnesses has been completed in three corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against ousted former Prime Minister ... Read More


PM to lead 150th birth celebrations of Sardar Patel

India, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat's Narmada district, home to the 'Statue... Read More


Hostage horror in Mumbai

India, Oct. 31 -- In a high-voltage hostage drama that lasted for nearly two hours inside an audition-studio in Mumbai, the police on Thursday rescued 19 persons, including 17 children, after shooting... Read More


Kerala Minister Sivankutty flays new central labour policy

India, Oct. 31 -- Kerala Minister for Labour and General Education Sivankutty on Thursday flayed the new draft central labour policy, terming it as "extremely anti-labour," and one which takes away th... Read More


Will back Bharat Ratna for Pasumpon Thevar: CM Stalin

India, Oct. 31 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said he is "waiting to back AIADMK's recommendation" to confer Bharat Ratna on freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar. CM Sta... Read More


MEA warns Dhaka on Naik

India, Oct. 31 -- India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday commented on reports of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's planned visit to Bangladesh, urging Dhaka to take appropriate action aga... Read More