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Jamaat lawmaker Amir Hamza gets anticipatory bail

The High Court on Monday granted eight weeks’ anticipatory bail to Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Mufti Amir Hamza in a defamation case filed in Sirajganj. The HC bench of Justice Zahid Sarwar

RAB says customs official killed by robber gang

Customs official Bullet Bairagi whose body was recovered from Cumilla on Saturday morning was killed after falling victim to an organised robber gang, the Rapid Action Battalion has said. ‘The

Power outages to ease from next week: energy minister

Power outages will not cease immediately but are set to ease considerably from next week, energy minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said on Monday. ‘Current load shedding stands at 1,200 to

Bangladesh govt committed to ensure media freedom, Swapon tells US ambassador

Information and broadcasting minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Monday said the incumbent government is committed to ensuring media freedom. At the same time, he said, it is equally important to

Tarique Rahman warns against attempt to create chaos over referendum, July Charter

Prime minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged the people of the country to remain alert against any attempts to create chaos in the country over the referendum and the July

Bangladesh’s energy crisis to persist without renewable transition: CPD

Bangladesh’s ongoing energy crisis may ease temporarily but it cannot be fully resolved without a decisive shift to renewable energy, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue on Monday. ‘We must

Prime minister inaugurates Ulashi canal re-excavation work

Prime minister Tarique Rahman on Monday inaugurated the re-excavation of historic Ulashi canal in Sharsha upazila of Jashore. The prime minister formally launched the work at about 11:20am the by

Mojtaba Khamenei leads Iran from the shadows as tensions persist

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has remained largely absent from the public eye since assuming leadership following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israel