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Dhaka, February 27 – The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) held a protest march on Friday, demanding justice for victims of rape and violence across Bangladesh, including the Narsingdi district, warning that widespread resistance would follow if justice is not delivered.The...

Dhaka, February 27 – Several allegations have emerged from opposition activists, journalists, local businesspersons, and ordinary citizens that the political transition in Bangladesh in August 2024 was exploited to implicate innocent people in legal cases, settle old disputes, and resolve...

Kolkata, February 27 Residents in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal felt tremors on Friday afternoon after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Bangladesh, officials said.The quake was felt around 1:22 pm, according to an official from the India Meteorological Department...

Palghar, February 27 A 24-year-old man was killed by stabbing in front of his wife in Nalasopara East, Maharashtra, on Friday, reportedly due to a dispute over a WhatsApp profile picture, according to a police official.The incident occurred at 4:30 am in the Hanuman Nagar area, the official...

Kolkata, February 27 Residents of Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal felt tremors on Friday afternoon after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Bangladesh, officials said.The quake was felt around 1:22 pm, according to an official from the India Meteorological Department...

Kolkata, February 27 – Kolkata and its surrounding districts were shaken by two consecutive earthquake tremors on Friday afternoon, causing widespread panic as people rushed out of their homes and offices.The tremors were felt throughout the city and its surrounding districts at 1:22 PM...

Kolkata, February 27 Residents in Kolkata and surrounding districts of West Bengal felt tremors on Friday afternoon after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Bangladesh, officials said.The quake was felt around 1:22 pm, according to an official from the India Meteorological Department...

Paris, February 27 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the "special directive" issued by the Rajshahi Range Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh, Mohammad Shahjahan, instructing law enforcement authorities to re-arrest leaders and activists of...

Dhaka, February 27. The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed serious concern over a sharp increase in criminal cases, arrests, intimidation, and physical attacks against journalists across the country since the political transition on August 5, 2024, citing reports from domestic and...

Dhaka, February 26 – A Bangladeshi court ordered authorities on Thursday to seek an Interpol "Red Notice" for the arrest of British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, the niece of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over allegations of corruption, according to local media reports.Dhaka Metropolitan...

Dhaka, February 26 – The Supreme Court of Bangladesh acquitted Khan Akram Hossain, a war crimes convict from Bagerhat district, on Thursday, overturning his life sentence in a case related to crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 Liberation War, local media reported.A bench led by...

Indore, February 26 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to order the release of a Bangladeshi woman held in a detention center in Indore, citing her safety in light of the current international situation.Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi of the Indore bench of the high court...

Dhaka, February 26 – Authorities at Dhaka University have formed a three-member committee following allegations of harassment and assault of two women by university students, local media reported.The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday near the Raju Sculpture at the...

Dhaka, February 26 – Several litigants in the Barishal district of Bangladesh have been unable to access judicial services following the suspension of court activities for three consecutive days in protest over the arrest of the district bar association and the filing of a case against 12...

Goa, February 26 – Continuing their efforts to combat illegal immigration and violations of immigration laws, authorities have deported six Bangladeshi nationals who were found living in Goa without valid travel or immigration documents, officials said on Thursday.The deportation took place on...

In Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, accusing him of failing to act during the violence that erupted in July 2024.Speaking to reporters after visiting the graves of the victims of the Pilkhana massacre in...

Dhaka, February 25 The government of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman appointed a new central bank governor on Wednesday, effectively terminating the contract of the incumbent, who was appointed by the interim government.Mostaqur Rahman, an economist, will serve as the Governor of the...

New Delhi, February 25 – Indian agencies are closely monitoring Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which appears to be making inroads into West Bengal as well as southern states.The group, referred to as Neo-JMB, is operating under a local handler named Salauddin Salehin, and is believed...

New Delhi, February 25 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to begin a three-day visit to Bihar on Wednesday, focusing on border security, administrative preparedness, and ongoing development initiatives in the state's Seemanchal region, which shares a border with Nepal and Bangladesh...

Paris, February 25 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the recent "misconduct" by lawyers at the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Barishal district, Bangladesh, over the granting of bail to several leaders of the Awami League...