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Maj Sadikul's wife Sumaiya nabbed

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Sumaiya Tahmid Zafrin, a Territory Manager at Unilever Bangladesh and wife of retired Major Sadikul Haque, has been accused of involvement in an alleged anti-state conspiracy linked t... Read More


Govt, NOAB trade blame over state of free press

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The interim government has strongly rejected claims by the Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) that press freedom and access to information have deteriorated over the p... Read More


UK minister Rushanara Ali resigns

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister after it emerged she evicted four tenants from a property she owns then re-let it weeks later for £700 more a month. The tena... Read More


Biman flight returns due to technical glitch

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Kuala Lumpur was forced to return to Dhaka just an hour after take-off on Thursday (8 August) due to a technical issue in the aircraft's l... Read More


BD women crush Timor-Leste in AFC U-20 Qualifiers

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Bangladesh Under-20 Women's Football team crushed Timor-Leste Under-20 Women's Football team by eight goals to nil in their second Group-H match of the Asian Football Confederation (A... Read More


5 held over journo murder in Gazipur

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Police have detained five individuals in connection with the gruesome murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was hacked to death in broad daylight at a crowded market in Gazipur'... Read More


Tougher policy to regulate battery-run rickshaws soon

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The government has taken a move to introduce a tougher new policy to regulate the rampant and risky movement of unregistered battery-operated three-wheelers, commonly known as electri... Read More


Australia to recognise Palestinian State

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Australia is considering recognising a Palestinian state before a major United Nations summit in September, without seeking approval from US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister An... Read More


New Pak envoy arrives in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Imran Haider, the newly appointed High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh, arrived in Dhaka on Friday morning, according to a statement issued by the Pakistan High Commission in D... Read More


Walmart, Amazon to halt Indian RMG orders

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Global retail giants including Walmart, Amazon, Target, and Gap have begun suspending ready-made garment (RMG) orders from India following the United States' decision to impose a stee... Read More