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Bangladesh Army arrests top crime suspect Subrata Bain

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh Army arrested Subrata Bain, one of the top crime suspects listed by the then government in 2001, at a house in Kusthia district early Tuesday. An

SC overturns death sentence of Jamaat leader Azhar in war crimes case

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its own 2019 judgment that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes

Journalist Shafik Rehman acquitted in case filed over plotting to murder Joy

Shawdesh desk: A court in Dhaka on Tuesday acquitted veteran journalist Shafik Rehman of the charges in a case lodged for plotting to abduct and murder ousted prime minister Sheikh

Govt employees protest at secretariat for fourth day

Shawdesh desk: Government employees continued their protests for the fourth straight day on Tuesday, demanding the repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance-2025, bringing administrative activities at Bangladesh Secretariat to

LGD awaits court order on Ishraque’s oath-taking as DSCC mayor

Shawdesh desk: The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives on Tuesday said that it had been awaiting a court order regarding the swearing-in of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader

Political parties find little common ground

The National Consensus Commission on Monday said that the first round of dialogues with political parties concluded with unanimous support for some reform proposals, while some proposals received support from

SC orders reinstatement of 988 NU employees sacked during AL rule

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of 988 employees of the National University who were dismissed during the Awami League government’s tenure

Leave to appeal filed seeking stay on Ishraque’s mayoral declaration

Shawdedsh Desk: A leave to appeal petition has been filed seeking a stay on the Election Tribunal’s verdict and the Election Commission’s (EC) gazette notification declaring BNP leader Ishraque Hossain