One more dies of dengue, 434 hospitalised in 24hrs
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 102 this year...
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Govt accused of failure to implement uprising spirit
Politicians, lawyers, youth leaders and professionals on Monday at a discussion criticised the interim government that it failed to properly implement the July uprising spirit in the past one year...
BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 174.28cr in July
Border Guard Bangladesh has seized various types of smuggled goods worth of Tk 174.28 crore in July, including in border areas and other places...
Journalist comes under attack in Kushtia
A journalist of a Kushtia-based newspaper came under attack by a group of people at the BGB Sector area under Mirpur upazila in Kushtia Monday morning...
3 plaintiffs testify against Hasina, Sajeeb, Saima
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 on Monday recorded the depositions of the plaintiffs of three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other...
Deaths in mob聽violence on rise
The incidents of deaths in mob violence are on the rise in the country. Legal experts and human rights activists described the situation as a disturbing trend and blamed the interim government for its failure to prevent mob violence.
Yet another extension for probe report submission deadline
The deadline for submission of the probe report in a case filed over the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in 2012 has been extended for the 120th time...
NCP leaders hold meeting with US envoy
Top leaders of the National Citizen Party on Monday held a meeting with United States charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires at its embassy in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson at her Gulshan residence where they discussed the country鈥檚 political situation, reforms and the forthcoming national election.
Tension rises as gunshots heard from Myanmar across Naikhyangchari border
Tensions along Myanmar border intensified again as repeated gunshots were heard on Sunday night in the Myanmar side adjacent to Bangladesh鈥檚 Tambru and Ghumdhum borders in Bandarban district.
HC defers ex-CJ Khairul鈥檚 bail hearing to Aug 17 amid chaos
The High Court on Monday deferred the hearing on former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque鈥檚 bail petition and plea to quash a murder case against him to August 17, following chaos in the courtroom between pro-Awami League lawyers and government law officers.
Urdu-speaking youth killed in drug peddlers鈥� clash in Mohammadpur
A youth was stabbed to death during a clash between two groups of drug peddlers at the camp for the Urdu-speaking people in the capital鈥檚 Mohammadpur area Monday afternoon...
EC proposes provisions for 鈥榥o vote鈥�, no EVM use
The Election Commission has finalised the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Order, reinstating the provision of 鈥榥o vote鈥� in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election and removing the provision for using electronic voting machines.聽
Five crore children to get typhoid vaccine
A total of five crore children will be vaccinated against typhoid under the Expanded Programme on Immunisation.
Malaysia rolls out red carpet for Bangladesh interim govt chief
Malaysia on Monday rolled out the red carpet for chief adviser Muhammad Yunus upon his arrival in the country on a three-day state visit.
Two found dead in car聽in Dhaka
The police recovered two decomposed bodies from a car parked in the basement of a hospital in Mouchak area in Dhaka city on Monday afternoon.