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Police urge responsible reporting

The Police Headquarters urged media outlets to uphold responsible journalism following the release of images depicting law enforcement's intervention in an anti-rape demonstration in Dhaka.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Headquarters asserted that several newspapers had portrayed the police as having obstructed the protest on Tuesday without cause. According to the police, approximately 60 to 70 individuals from the organisation "Bangladesh Against Rape and ...

Army asserts unity amid baseless claims by Indian media

The Bangladesh Army has expressed serious concern regarding a recent series of unfounded and misleading reports disseminated by certain Indian media outlets. In a protest note released on Tuesday evening, the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) articulated these concerns. The note states, “The Bangladesh Army is alarmed by the recent wave of unfounded allegations published by specific Indian media outlets, such as The Economic Times and India Today, which suggest the potential for a coup and a breakdown in the command structure of the Bangladesh Army.

Hasina regime a ‘terrible tornado’

Bangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year.

"I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never run a government machine before and had to get the buttons right.

"Once that settled down, we started organising things," the Nobel-prize winning economist said, adding that restoring law and order and fixing the economy were priorities for the country.

2 persons detained with gold bars in Chuadanga

Chuadanga Correspondent: BGB of Chuadanga battalion detained two persons along with 18 illegal gold bars (weighing 2 kg 411 grams) worth about tk. 2,93,78,231 from  Purbasha Paribahan in front of Chuadanga BGB Battalion on  Chuadanga -Jhinedah road in Chuadanga district on March 4 at about 1 am. The arrested persons are Rafiqul Islam (42), son of the late Khodabox of Pirpurkullah village in Damurhuda upazila of the district, and Liton Khan (26), son of Moslem Uddin of Hossainpur village in Debidwar upazila of Comilla district.

UN Secy Gen Guterres to visit Bangladesh March 13-16

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres will undertake an official visit to Bangladesh from 13-16 March, his office confirmed.

The visit follows an invitation from Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, according to a press release, issued by the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN, received here this morning.

The invitation was handed over by Dr. Khalilur Rahman, High Representative of the Chief Adviser on the Rohingya Iss...

Nation set to observe ‘National Martyred Army Day’ tomorrow

The nation is set to observe 'National Martyred Army Day' in memory of the army officers who were brutally killed in Pilkhana carnage about 16 years back here. On February 25 and 26, 2009, derailed soldiers of the then BDR (now BGB) killed 57 army officers, including its Director General (DG) Major General Shakil Ahmed at its headquarters in Pilkhana, plunging the entire nation into a state of shock. The interim government issued a circular yesterday declaring February 25 as the 'National Martyred Army D...
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