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A file photo of Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif. Photo: Collected
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 delivered the verdict today (29 October).
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Why is Mirpur-10 Blocked?
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Bangladesh slump to 79-6 as bad light forces early close in Mirpur
West Indies captain Roston Chase took three wickets as Bangladesh slumped to 79 for six in their second innings before bad light forced an early close on the third day of the first Test in Mirpur on Friday.
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Elderly voters turn up in Thakurgaon-1
Despite their age and physical limitations, 98-year-old Jasim Uddin and 89-year-old Amela Bewa arrived at a polling centre in Thakurgaon-1
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Hanif sentenced to death, three others jailed until death
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal sentences Awami League leader Mahbubul Alam Hanif to death and three associates to imprisonment until death over crimes against humanity.
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Father, son killed in Netrokona bike collision
A man and his five-year-old son were killed and three others, including his wife and daughter, were injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Kendua upazila of Netrokona on Friday.
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The family of an 18-year-old boy, who was shot dead in Dhaka’s Jatrabari on Tuesday evening, alleged that plainclothes members of Special Response Battalion opened fire during an anti-narcotics drive and caused the death.
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Hanif awarded death penalty for crimes against humanity
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday sentenced Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif, joint general secretary of the banned Awami League, to death
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2026. Photo: Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have taken their latest peace push directly to Tehran. Officially, it was to avert a new military escalation, but their diplomatic outreach can also be seen as a warning to Iran.
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Thakurgaon-1 by-election: Voting underway at 185 centers, how is voter turnout?
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Neel Sagar Express derailment suspends Dhaka-north rail links
Rail services between Dhaka and northern Bangladesh were suspended after a carriage of the Neel Sagar Express derailed near Mahera railway station in Mirzapur, Tangail, on Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 9:30am, leaving trains stranded at several stations and...
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Every minute counts: Breaking Bangladesh's stroke treatment barrier
Experts seek district-level access to clot-busting stroke treatment
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, upon his arrival at the European Parliament ahead of the State of the European Union address (SOTEU), in Strasbourg, France, 16 September, 2026.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wanted to give Canada a special status within the EU. But Germany and other member states have raised objections ahead of a summit in Montreal.
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Bangladesh crumble as Warrican takes five
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National Youth Fair postponed, says State Minister
The seven-day National Youth Fair, which was scheduled to take place from November 1 to 7 at the old trade
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How was Tahsif Sauri’s body recovered?
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File photo of a train veering off the tracks. Photo: TBS
Mahera Station Master Rakibul Islam said the rear portion of the last coach of the Neelsagar Express (765), travelling from Dhaka to Nilphamari, went off the tracks.
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758 primary schools in Gaibandha run without head teachers, affecting classroom teaching
As many as 758 of the 1,464 government primary schools in Gaibandha are operating without head teachers, affecting classroom teaching and administrative activities at the institutions, particularly in remote and char areas.
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Fuel prices to remain unchanged in November
The government has decided to keep the prices of diesel, octane, petrol and kerosene unchanged for November.According to a notification issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division on Thursday, the existing prices will remain effective throughout November.Under the existing rates, diesel is s
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Azerbaijan president skips Turkey-hosted summit amid growing tensions between allies
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's absence from a regional summit hosted by Turkey on Friday has fuelled speculation about growing tensions between the two traditionally close allies.
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