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Rizwan, Shakeel tons put Pakistan on top against Bangladesh

Shakib Ahmed

Mohammad Rizwan's career-best 171 and his 240-run fifth wicket stand with Saud Shakeel (141) put Pakistan in a strong position on second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Thursday.With Rizwan's career-best and Shakeel's 141, Pakistan declared

2 ex-MPs sued in Habiganj murder case

Shakib Ahmed

A case was filed on Thursday accusing 410 people over killing a 12-year-old boy during student movement in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj district.The case lists a total of 160 named people, including former lawmakers Moyez Uddin Sharif, Abdul Majid Khan

106 AL men among 3,306 sued over attack on Army

Mozammel Hossain Munna/Shakib Ahmed

A case was filed in Gopalganj accusing as many as 3,306 individuals following the attack on army patrol teams, vandalism of their vehicles, and setting fire to a vehicle on August 10.The case names 106 (AL) Awami League leaders and

Former Thakurgaon mayor sent to jail in murder case

Asaduzzaman Asad/Shakib Ahmed

A court on Thursday ordered to send former Thakurgaon mayor Anjuman Ara Bonna to jail in connection with a murder case.Bonna, also a member of (AL) Awami League central committee, was arrested on late Wednesday night (August 21) from a

Two held with 43-kg hemp in Gaibandha

Tofayel Hossain Zakir/Shakib Ahmed

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 43 kilograms of hemp from Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Thursday.RAB-13 media wing confirmed the detention in a press release on Thursday afternoon.The arrested are Rejaul Islam,

Feni faces blackout as flood situation worsens

Shakib Ahmed

The flood situation in Feni district has worsened on Thursday, leaving over 350,000 people without electricity and cutting off all forms of communication. Continuous rainfall, compounded with upstream water has inundated eight districts in the country, affecting over 22 lakh

Missing college student's body recovered in Sunamganj

Sayad Hussen Sobuj/Shakib Ahmed

The body of a college student, who went missing after falling into the Nainda River, was recovered from Ujanigaon area in Sunamganj's Shantiganj upazila on Wednesday.The victim Anharuzzaman, 18, was son of late Abdul Awal and a resident of the

2 more cases filed against Hasina in N'ganj; one against Shamim Osman

UNB/Shakib Ahmed

Two more cases were filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and one more against former lawmaker Shamim Osman on Wednesday in Narayanganj's Rupganj and Fatullah.In Rupganj, the murder case was filed against Hasina and 44 others over the death

Tarique Rahman acquitted in Noakhali treason case

Manna Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman has been acquitted in a treason case filed in Noakhali.Noakhali Additional District and Sessions Judge Court Judge Md. Noman Mahi Uddin delivered the verdict on Wednesday.Confirming the information, the court inspector Md.

BNP factional clash leave one dead, 30 injured in Faridpur

Mahmudur Rahman/Shakib Ahmed

A clash between two factions of Nagarkanda upazila BNP unit in Faridpur district has left one dead and 30 others injured on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Kabir Bhuiyan, 55, from Chagoldi village in Kodalia Shahidnagar Union of the upazila.Senior