Sitakunda Sub-Registrar Register Raihan Habib registered 65 land sale deeds in favour of Md Yasin, the alleged leader of the “Yasin gang” in Jungle Salimpur and an accused in the killing of an officer of the Rapid Action Battalion (now…
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has formed a high-level inquiry committee following media reports concerning the burial of Manik Posari and the authenticity of his freedom fighter certificate in Pirojpur. According to a ministry press release issued today, the…
National Citizen Party leaders on Tuesday demanded the release of Sathi Akter, Sifat Abdullah and Sajon, who they said had been arrested for criticising the government. The party also demanded the withdrawal of cases filed against the trio and criticised…
National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam on Wednesday said Bangladesh was turning into a ‘mafia state’, alleging that Bangladesh Nationalist Party-linked people were killing fellow party members and repressing ordinary people under the party’s patronage. He said the situation reflected…
Nine polling officials have been withdrawn from their election duties in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election following allegations that they directly or indirectly supported the ruling party. The officials were replaced after the allegations surfaced, district election officer and returning officer Kamrul…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Mia Golam Parwar on Thursday alleged widespread vote rigging, voter intimidation and irregularities in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, demanding immediate action from the Election Commission to ensure a free and fair poll. ‘Since the ruling party candidate’s…
A man named Wahiduzzaman Shamim, 38, was killed after being beaten repeatedly over allegations of blasphemy in Debhata, Satkhira. After the first assault, police rescued him and admitted him to a hospital. That night, a group of people took him…
The Ministry of Railways has taken an initiative to build an 81-kilometre-long new railway line, known as a cord line or alternative route, from Shyampur in Dhaka to Cumilla. The proposed railway will be entirely elevated. Once implemented, it will…
Sports update newsSports update newsSix more people have died with measles-like symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,170 this year. With…
Abhijit Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), was detained from a plane even before he could participate in a protest program at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, India. A team of Delhi Police boarded the aircraft and detained him…
