Elderly man's body recovered from Hatirjheel lake
Police have recovered the floating body of a 65-year-old man from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The deceased is Md. Azim Uddin, a resident of the Shimulbag area in West Rampura.
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2 on fresh remand over alleged links to extremist organisation
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed two people—Shah Amanat Sabir and Hossain Tanim—on a fresh three-day remand over their alleged links to an extremist organisation.
PM Tarique Rahman surrounded by enemies: Oli
LDP Chairman Col. (retd) Oli Ahmed has advised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman not to spend the night outside Dhaka. At the same time, he claimed that the prime minister is 'surrounded by enemies' and that foreign spies are present in important positions in the government and the ruling party.
Govt plans free education for female students up to honors: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government plans to make education free for female students up to the honors level. He made the announcement while responding to a supplementary question from MP Helen Jerin Khan during the 21st sitting of the second session and first budget session of the 13th National Parliament.
NCP expels leader after arrest over 'extremist links'
National Citizen Party (NCP) has expelled Gazipur Metropolitan Convener Committee Joint Member Secretary Ataullah Shah after his arrest on allegations of involvement with an alleged extremist organisation.
Depositors of troubled banks will get back money with interest: Khosru
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today assured parliament that depositors of the country's troubled banks would receive their deposits along with the interests, ruling out any possibility of a "haircut", while acknowledging that the process would take time because the banks are suffering from mounting losses.
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