Iran Nobel winner Mohammadi ‘between life and death’

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard for the last five days with a...

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Senior Nayeb Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Maulana Abdul Hamid speaks at a rally organised by the Islamic Unity Alliance on the Haji Abdul Alim Eidgah ground of Lalbagh area in the capital on Tuesday demanding speedy trial for the murders that took place in Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013 and the withdrawal of the false cases against Islamic scholars.

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Agitated crowd sets fire to two trucks and vandalises a highway police vehicle after trucks lose control and a pedestrian killed in a high-speed race in front of the Biraldaho Shrine in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday, triggering tension in the area and bringing traffic to a standstill.

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BB raises consumer loan ceiling

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the ceilings for auto and personal loans in a move aimed at aligning credit policies with rising living costs and...

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22 killed in mob violence in April

Mob violence claimed 22 lives, while political violence led to the deaths of six people across the country in April, according to a report by...

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Nine haor rivers still above danger level

Rainfall has eased across Bangladesh’s northeastern region over the past 24 hours, but water levels in several haor-basin rivers remain above the pre-monsoon danger mark,...

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‘Govt moves to form Media Commission’

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Tuesday said the government is working to establish an acceptable Media Commission aimed at resolving key issues...

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13 years on, Shapla Chattar case awaits trial

Thirteen years after the deadly crackdown on a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel, the trial over the May 5, 2013 incident is yet...

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US military killed 5 civilians Iran says

Iran has accused the United States of killing five civilians in the Strait of Hormuz, saying its forces attacked passenger vessels in the waterway rather...

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Solar Push Begins / Govt plans 5,000MW green power drive

The government has set an ambitious target to generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power within the next five years, as Bangladesh seeks to...

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