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PBI claims ‘private affair’ behind Ashulia triple murder

The Police Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday claimed that an extramarital relationship was behind the killing of a couple and the death of their unborn child in Ashulia. The police

Measles: Death toll tops 1000; suspected cases reach 168,000

Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Wednesday, taking the country’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1002 this

Bangladesh moves to phase out MRPs as 99% apply for e-passports

Bangladesh is moving to phase out machine-readable passports (MRPs), as nearly 99 percent of passport applicants at its overseas missions now opt for e-passports. The government has instructed missions where

PM to launch 3-month dengue prevention campaign on Saturday

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will launch a three-month special cleanliness and public awareness campaign on Saturday to prevent the spread of dengue disease, said his Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu

Indian envoy Trivedi avoids questions on Hasina’s extradition

Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday avoided questions about India’s position on extraditing deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been sentenced to death for crimes against

Banned BCL leader threatens to make female activists’ lives ‘hell’

A leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the deposed Awami League, has threatened to make the lives of several female political activists ‘hell forever’ regardless

MP protests at assault on actress Badhon, seeks govt action

A reserved-seat woman lawmaker Jaharat Adib Chowdhury on Tuesday protested in Jatiya Sangsad against the alleged physical and verbal harassment of actress Azmeri Haque Badhon in Venice, Italy, and sought

ACC raids BRTA office over corruption allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission conducted a raid at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority’s Ikuria office in keraniganj on Tuesday following allegations of harassment, bribery and irregularities in the issuance of driving