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Elderly woman killed after bus hit her son’s motorbike

A bus drags an elderly woman for about 20 feet and crushed her under its wheels in Farmgate area of Dhaka.
15 December 2019

Rajakars to face music according to crime: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says Rajakars will be brought to book according to the gravity of their crime. The law minister's comments came hours after the government published a list of 10,789 Razakars, who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
15 December 2019

Torching motorcycles in HC area: Fakhrul, 22 other BNP leaders get bail

The High Court grants anticipatory bail to 23 BNP leaders including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for eight weeks in two separate arson cases.
15 December 2019

Nation set to celebrate 49th Victory Day tomorrow

The nation is set to celebrate tomorrow the 49th Victory Day, the most precious day of the Bangalee people as the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on the day 48 years back after a nine-month-long bloodstained War of Liberation.
15 December 2019

Citizenship law: Fresh violence breaks out in West Bengal

Sporadic violence breaks out in Nadia, North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts of India’s West Bengal state where protest grew against the amended Citizenship Act, police say.
15 December 2019

Midday Brief, Sunday, December 15, 2019

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on December 15, 2019
15 December 2019

BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad to move SC against CAA after supporting it in Parliament: Reports

After supporting BJP over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a key party ally in Assam has now decided to oppose it. The AGP announced its decision on Saturday after a meeting of the senior party leaders. The party will approach the Supreme Court against the CAA according to media reports.
15 December 2019

HC seeks govt report on eviction of illegal level crossings

The High Court seeks a report from the government on the steps it has taken to evict illegal and risky level crossing in order to prevent rail accident.
15 December 2019

Citizenship Amendment Act: Indian Home Minister Amit Shah calls for more talks

After Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma raised concerns over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) causing “problems” in his state, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah invited him for talks post-Christmas to discuss the issue.
15 December 2019

8 HC benches formed for disposing of cases during vacation

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain have constituted eight High Court (HC) benches with its 13 judges for disposing of urgent cases during the upcoming two-week annual vacation.
15 December 2019

Govt working to make armed forces more modern, well-trained: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has been working to make armed forces more modern, professionally skilled and well-trained to keep pace with the changing world.
15 December 2019

Myanmar to be sincere in implementing Rohingya repatriation deal: Foreign minister

Bangladesh expects that Myanmar would be more tolerant towards Rohingyas after facing trial at the International Court of Justice, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says.
15 December 2019

Another jute mill worker dies in Khulna

Another jute mill worker, who fell sick during a hunger strike and later joined work after recovery, has died at a hospital in Khulna.
15 December 2019

Throwing polytechnic principal into pond: 16 to face action

Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute is going to take punitive action against 16 students over throwing its principal into a pond on the campus.
15 December 2019

Doctor held for ‘operating online casino’ centering BPL in Cox’s Bazar

Detectives in Cox’s Bazar have arrested a dental surgeon on charge of leading online casino centering Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
15 December 2019

SC order on 2 Destiny officials’ bail pleas Tuesday

The Supreme Court will pass an order on Tuesday on two separate petitions filed by two top Destiny officials seeking bails in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4,200 crore.
15 December 2019

Govt publishes list of 10,789 Razakars

The government has published a list of 10,789 Razakars who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
15 December 2019

Jamaican wins Miss World title, says will work for sustainable change

Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh is crowned as Miss World 2019 and said says wanted to use her title to work for “sustainable change” for women and their children.
15 December 2019

Indian PM Narendra Modi slips, falls at Ganga Ghat in Kanpur

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi misses a step and falls down on stairs at Kanpur's Atal ghat.
15 December 2019

5 more die; death toll from Keraniganj fire now 19

Three more people, who were severely burnt in the deadly fire at a Keraniganj plastic factory on Wednesday, die at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka, raising the death toll to 17.
15 December 2019