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Rohingyas may be threat for security if not repatriated soon: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that the security and stability of Bangladesh may be hampered if the displaced Rohingyas cannot be repatriated soon.
26 June 2019

Midday Brief | Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on June 26, 2019
26 June 2019

Mother of two raped in Mymensingh

A mother of two has been raped by a youth in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh, police says quoting the victim. The 28-year-old victim, a divorcee who works as a housemaid, was promised marriage by owner of a tailor shop Shamim Mia, reports our Mymensingh correspondent.
26 June 2019

3 promoted to secretaries

Three additional secretaries have been promoted to the posts of secretary. Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard.
26 June 2019

Writ seeks HC directive on risky rail lines, bridges

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to conduct a survey to identify the risky and damaged rail line and rail bridges across the country.
26 June 2019

24 more stranded migrants return today

Twenty-four more Bangladeshis, who had been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for three weeks off the Tunisian coast, are returning home today.
26 June 2019

4 killed in Lalmonirhat, Mymensingh road crashes

At least four people are killed and seven injured in separate road accidents in Lalmonirhat and Mymensingh districts.
26 June 2019

DIG Mizan will be held if arrest warrant issued: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says that Deputy Inspector General of police Mizanur Rahman will definitely be arrested if there is an arrest warrant against him.
26 June 2019

HC lifts stay on murder case after 28yrs

The High Court lifts a stay order on the trial of a case filed over killing a woman in front of Viqarunnisa Noon School in Dhaka’s Bailey Road 28 years ago.
26 June 2019

VAT on foreign cable TV, digital services Jul 1

Bangladesh is going to impose VAT on satellite channels and tech companies offering digital services without an office in the country from next fiscal.
26 June 2019

HC seeks probe report on role of 10 recruiting agencies

The High Court directs an inter-ministerial committee to submit the probe report on the monopoly of 10 recruiting agencies which had been engaged in labour recruitment from Bangladesh to Malaysia.
26 June 2019

Assam excludes additional 1 lakh people in NRC

An additional 1,02,462 persons have been excluded from the draft final National Register of Citizens (NRC), a list of Indian nationals, in Assam, said a statement released today by the state NRC Coordinator.
26 June 2019

War crimes: Verdict on Ranada Prasad Shaha murder case tomorrow

The International Crimes Tribunal- 1 is to deliver its verdict in a case filed over the abduction and killing of philanthropist Ranada Prasad Shaha, his son and several others during the Liberation War in 1971.
26 June 2019

Girl burnt in Narsingdi dies at DMCH

A girl who was set ablaze by unknown criminals in Narsingdi earlier this month dies at a Dhaka hospital.
26 June 2019

NKorea says US extension of sanctions a hostile act : KCNA

The recent US extension of sanctions against North Korea was an act of hostility and an outright challenge to an historic summit between the two countries in Singapore last year, a spokesman for Pyongyang's foreign ministry says.
26 June 2019

Railway minister visits train accident victims

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has visited the victims, who were injured in June 23 train derailment in Moulvibazar and admitted to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital.
26 June 2019

India’s NIA arrests another Burdwan blast suspect

An Indian suspect in the October 2014 Burdwan blast incident in West Bengal, who had been absconding for more than four years, was arrested by India’s counter-terror body National Investigation Agency in Bengaluru yesterday, reports our New Delhi correspondent
26 June 2019

Pompeo meets Modi in New Delhi

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discussed various aspects of the two country's relations to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership.
26 June 2019

ACC can call anyone, says minister; journos protest ‘indecent summon’

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) can call anyone for its clarification over an issue, the home minister told media, as a group of journalists protested what they claimed an “indecent summon” of their fellow.
26 June 2019

Facebook enlists AFP as third party fact-checker to combat fake news in Malaysia

Facebook has announced a third party fact-checking programme partnership with global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) as part of an effort to combat misinformation on its social media platform in Malaysia.
26 June 2019