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Another travel ban on Hasina, nearly 16 months after she fled to India

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday (21 December) imposed a travel ban on ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India nearly 16 months ago following a mass

1,300 murders remain a mystery

TDS Desk: Nine years ago, lawyer Fahmida Akhter Mithun was murdered at her home in the capital’s Rampura residential area. The body was found with her hands and feet tied.

Janaza of six peacekeepers held at Dhaka Cantonment

Staff Correspondent: The namaz-e-Janaza of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who were killed in a drone attack on a UN peacekeeping base in Sudan’s Abyei region, were held on Sunday morning at

CEC holds meeting with Army, navy, air force chiefs

TDS Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has held a meeting with the chiefs of the three armed forces to review the overall law-and-order situation in

Scramble for official vehicle purchases as interim govt nears exit

TDS Desk: The cultural ministry purchased a Pajero SUV in 2015 for official use by its secretary. Although the vehicle has been in active service for eight years, the ministry

Case filed over attack, vandalism on Chhayanaut building

TDS Desk: Chhayanaut’s Chief Manager Dulal Ghosh filed a case on Saturday (20 December) over the attack, vandalism, and arson at the Chhayanaut Sanskriti Bhaban in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.