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Fear reigns in CHT

Fear reigned supreme in the Chittagong Hill Tracts where life came to an abrupt halt on Saturday following two previous days of sectarian violence in Khagrachhari and Rangamati that left

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Bangladesh approves export of 3,000 tonnes of hilsa to India for Durga Puja

The government of Bangladesh has approved the export of 3,000 tonnes of Hilsa fish to India on the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja, the commerce ministry said in a

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Four dead, scores injured in sectarian violence in Bangladesh’s hill districts

At least four ethnic minority men were killed and scores were injured as a wave of sectarian violence swept the restive hill districts of Khagrachhari and Rangamati, sending hundreds of

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Nahid denies claims of internet shutdown in Chittagong Hill Tracts

Posts, telecommunication and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said internet was not shut down by the government in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. ‘There were isolated instances of

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Al Jazeera unveils Bangladesh’s ex-land minister’s property empire

An investigation by Al Jazeera has exposed how former Bangladesh land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury built a half-billion-dollar property empire despite earning a modest official salary. Bangladesh’s strict currency laws limit

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BNP to meet same fate if it follows AL footprint: Fakhrul

Calling upon his party’s rank and file to stay aside from acts of repression, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that his party will meet the same

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People to get benefit of giving magistracy power to army, home adviser says

Home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday the people would get benefit of bestowing magistracy power upon the army. ‘Police officials who are yet to

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CID files 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, others over $83m money laundering

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, the founder and vice chairman of Beximco Group, along with 27 others, on charges of laundering $83

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Khaleda to be released from hospital today

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to her Gulshan residence on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment for six days at Evercare Hospital in the capital. ‘She

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Bangladesh shipbreaking industry lacks adequate oversight: HRW

The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protections in the

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