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Four reform commissions submit reports to Chief Adviser

Four reform commissions submit reports to Chief Adviser

Dhaka – Four of the commissions, assigned for state reforms, have submitted reports to the Chief Adviser to the interim government with recommendations, officials said on Wednesday. Members of the commissions – namely the constitution

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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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ACC sues Hasina and Joy over ‘irregularities’ in plot allocation

ACC sues Hasina and Joy over ‘irregularities’ in plot allocation

Dhaka – Bangladesh’s anti-graft watchdog has filed two cases against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy for allegedly allocating plots for them flouting rules in the Purbachal New Town Project,

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Border situation normal, says Home adviser

Border situation normal, says Home adviser

Dhaka – The situation at the border with India is almost normal now, Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Tuesday after tension mounted in northern frontier over the construction of barbed wire fencing

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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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Two killed in clashes over Muslim congregation site in Bangladesh

Two killed in clashes over Muslim congregation site in Bangladesh

Dhaka– At least two people were killed and many others injured in clashes between rival groups of devotees over capturing the control of one of the World’s largest annual Muslim congregation site near the Bangladeshi

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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