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Bangladesh turmoil: Dhaka police arrest 3 over murder of Hindu businessman Khokon Das; probe under way

Bangladesh’s elite security force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), on Sunday arrested three people in connection with the brutal murder of Hindu businessman Khokon Das in Shariatpur.The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said the arrests were made following an overnight operation carried out by RAB teams in Kishoreganj. The accused, identified as Sohag, Rabbi and Palash, […]

Bangladesh: Former PM & BNP chairman Khaleda Zia passes away at 80

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died on early Tuesday at the age of 80. A dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, Zia remained the key rival of Sheikh Hasina, the long-serving leader now living in exile in New Delhi after being forced to flee amid nationwide […]

Bangladesh: Dhaka madrasa blast injures four

Dhaka madrasa blast injures four DHAKA: Four people, including a child, were injured after a powerful explosion rocked a madrasa in the Bangladesh capital’s Hasnabad area on Friday, with police recovering bomb-making materials from the site. The explosion led to collapse of walls of two rooms of the Umm Al Qura International Madrasa. The madrasa […]

Khaleda critical, on ventilator support

BNP chairperson and former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia is on ventilator support and receiving intensive care for multiple serious complications, according to updates shared on Thursday. She remains in critical condition at the Dhaka-based Evercare Hospital, where a medical board is overseeing her treatment. Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, 60, who has been living in self-exile […]

Bangladesh on edge ahead of Hasina verdict: Multiple crude bombs explode in Dhaka; shoot-on-sight orders out

Bangladesh witnessed a series of crude bomb explosions in Dhaka on Sunday, police confirmed to Reuters, heightening tensions across the capital ahead of Monday’s verdict in a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over alleged violence during last year’s street protests.No casualties were reported, but the incidents added to the anxiety already gripping the […]

Bangladesh, Pakistan boost trade ties after two decades: Dhaka gets access to Karachi Port; move amid frayed ties with India

Pakistan has granted Bangladesh access to Karachi Port in an effort to revitalize bilateral trade, marking a notable outcome of the 9th Pak–Bangladesh Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting — the first such dialogue in two decades. The development arrives at a sensitive moment, as Dhaka’s relations with New Delhi grow increasingly strained following the fall […]

Bangladesh: Massive fire breaks out at garment factory, chemical warehouse in Dhaka; at least 9 dead

A fire broke out at a garment factory and adjoining chemical warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, killed at least nine people and injured several others on Tuesday, according to fire service officials, reported AP.The blaze erupted in the Mirpur area and is believed to have started on the third floor of a seven-storey building housing […]

Dhaka court sends former CJ to jail in murder case

This is a representative image Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Bangladesh’s former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque to jail in connection with a murder case during the July uprising in Jatrabari.The decision came hours after Haque, 81, was detained from his residence in Dhaka.TV footage and media pictures showed Haque was led into […]

Dhaka court denies bail plea of Hindu monk

This is a representative image (Pic credit: AP) Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Thursday denied bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu monk and spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jot, in connection with five cases filed against him, including one over the alleged murder of Chattogram court lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.Chattogram metropolitan sessions court […]

‘They are also my children’: Dhaka teacher died saving students after fighter jet hit school; hailed as hero

Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka after the jet crashed into the building (AP) In a heroic act during the Bangladesh fighter jet crash, 46-year-old school teacher Maherin Chowdhury lost her life after bravely rescuing several students from a raging fire. The F-7 BGI aircraft, on a routine training mission, crashed into the Milestone […]