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PM Hasina seeks US help to repatriate Mujib killer Rashed Chowdhury

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the US support in repatriating Rashed Chowdhury, the proclaimed fugitive convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Malaysia eases entry ban for Bangladeshis

Malaysia's decision to lift the travel ban on Bangladesh and 22 other countries will reduce the hurdles for many Bangladeshis returning to their workplaces in that country

Four women arrested in Dhaka for abducting children

Child kidnappers have become quite active in the capital of Bangladesh and on its outskirts. The police have arrested four women for allegedly abducting kids, and rescued three children, in the past few days

Dhaka University professor gets termination for distorting Liberation War facts

A Dhaka University professor has been terminated for distorting facts about Bangladesh's Liberation War

153 illegal Bangladeshi migrants repatriated from Libya

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 153 illegal Bangladeshi migrants were repatriated from Libya

Bangladesh govt spares none involved in crimes: PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her government does not spare anyone involved in crimes, in a bid to stop "the legacy of extra-judicial killings initiated by military dictator Ziaur Rahman and institutionalized by his wife Khaleda Zia"

Bangladesh PM Hasina likes to read, catch fish amid COVID-19

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina likes to read books and catch fish every morning since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic

Bangladesh horror: Minor chained and locked up for months, rescued

A seven-year-old boy, who had allegedly been chained and held captive for several months by his stepmother, has been rescued from a rented room in Ashulia town of Bangladesh, police said on Thursday

ADB provides Bangladesh $50m in loan for infrastructure projects

The Asian Development Bank or ADB has agreed to provide $50 million in loan to Bangladesh to promote, fund and implement public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the country

None will be spared for extrajudicial killing: PM Hasina

Saying that her government is not sparing anyone involved in extrajudicial killing, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the Parliament that people should not indiscriminately criticise law enforcers in a way that, out of fear, they lose their spirit to work efficiently

Bangladesh to set up watchtowers, CCTVs to monitor Rohingyas

Bangladesh's Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque has said that fences, watchtowers and CCTVs will be installed to beef up surveillance in and around the Rohingyas camps to check criminal activities

Global action needed to ensure safe environment for students, says PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a concerted global action to ensure a safe and secure environment for students during the ongoing coronavirus crisis as education is one of the sectors deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Bangladesh reports over 1,800 fresh Covid cases

Bangladesh reported 1,826 new Covid-19 cases and 41 fresh deaths on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 331,078 and toll to 4,593, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said

‘Danger is over’: Bangladesh 'thwarts' cyber-heist bid by North Korean hackers

Bangladesh has blocked a bid to steal money from banks through cyber-attacks by a North Korean group of hackers called the “BeagleBoyz”, says the head of the government’s Computer Incident Response Team or CIRT

The culprits must be punished, says PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said perpetrators of the attack on Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam must be punished as an investigation was underway to find out the real cause and identify the masterminds behind the heinous act