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Home Advisor downplays India’s border ‘push-ins’

Staff Correspondent: Amid rising instances of people being driven into Bangladesh across various borders from India, Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said these “push-ins” do not necessarily exhibit provocative

AL leaders in India under pressure amid crackdown on illegal residents

Staff Correspondent: After staying safely in India for over nine months following the fall of the Awami League government, AL leaders who fled to the neighbouring country are now facing

Shammo murder: 3 suspects placed on 6-day remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has granted police six days to grill three suspects in the murder of Dhaka University Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo in custody. Dhaka

Ex-MP Momtaz sent to jail after remand

Staff Correspondent: A court on Saturday ordered to send former lawmaker from Manikganj and singer Momtaz Begum to jail after ending her four-day remand in a murder case. Metropolitan Magistrate

192 acres of land and 38 flats seized in 8 months

TDS Desk: Over the past eight months the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized large amounts of property of politicians, businesspersons and government officials who have been accused of corruption. The

Recruitment at 2 ranks under consideration, no direct appointment as SI

TDS Desk: The police are considering new recruitments to be made at two tiers or ranks, instead of three. Rather than direct appointment to the rank of sub-inspector (SI), the