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Supreme Court acquits Khaleda Zia of graft charges

Supreme Court acquits Khaleda Zia of graft charges

Dhaka – Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia from a corruption case, in which she was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in jail. Court officials said a five-member panel

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Babar, four others acquitted from another case of 10-truck arms haul

Babar, four others acquitted from another case of 10-truck arms haul

Dhaka - Former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and four others were acquitted from a case related to sensational 10-truck arms haul, in which he was awarded with life in prison sentence by

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Verdict on Khaleda Zia’s appeal against conviction in orphanage graft case on Wednesday

Verdict on Khaleda Zia’s appeal against conviction in orphanage graft case on Wednesday

Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is likely to pass verdict on Wednesday in an appeal filed against conviction and sentencing of former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a graft case involving

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Babar, five others acquitted in 10-truck arms haul case

Babar, five others acquitted in 10-truck arms haul case

Dhaka – Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and five others, previously sentenced to death for their involvement in the 2004 10-truck arms haul case, have been acquitted by Bangladesh’s High Court. The

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BNP wings organize march against Indian dominance, conspiracy  

BNP wings organize march against Indian dominance, conspiracy  

Dhaka - The march against ‘Indian dominance’ called by the wings of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party has reached Akhaura, a town in the eastern district of Brahmanbaria bordering the Indian state of Tripura,  to protest

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Normalcy returning to Damascus after fall of Syrian Asad regime

Normalcy returning to Damascus after fall of Syrian Asad regime

Life in Damascus, the capital of conflict-torn Syria, was gradually returning to normalcy as shops are reopening and people started going to work on Wednesday, three days after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad in

Bangladesh
Court orders removal of hate speech by ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina

Court orders removal of hate speech by ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina

Dhaka - The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has directed authorities to remove all "hate speech" by ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from social media and ensure its dissemination is halted across all forms of

Bangladesh
Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over attack on Agartala consulate

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over attack on Agartala consulate

Dhaka – Indian High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Verma appeared at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday in response to a summon over the recent attack on the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala. Verma

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Fakhrul urges India to respect Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations

Fakhrul urges India to respect Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations

Dhaka – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called on the Indian government and people to refrain from using anti-Bangladesh sentiments in their domestic political agenda. Addressing the recent

Bangladesh
Bangladesh condemns attack at its consulate in India

Bangladesh condemns attack at its consulate in India

Dhaka – Bangladesh on Monday condemned an attack at one of its diplomatic missions in neighbouring India allegedly by a radical Hindu group. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said a large group