Police detain three in Jashore's Chougachha, including two Awami League leaders
Police in Chougachha, Jashore, have detained three people, including two Awami League leaders, one of them a fugitive accused in a murder case.
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Indian farmer buries 5 lakh rupees, finds it a year later — eaten by termites
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Syrian court sentences ousted president Bashar al-Assad to death
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Drug dealer held with 97 bottles of Phensidyl in Benapole
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Hundreds arrested over France's worst wildfires since World War Two
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Man held in India's Maharashtra with about 600 child-abuse videos
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Reserve-heist probe report delayed for the 97th time, now due 14 September
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Court dates are 'mental torture,' actress Porimoni says as cross-examination is put off
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Actor Don Hok arrested in Salman Shah murder case
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Actor Don Hok arrested in Salman Shah murder case
Police have arrested villain-role actor Don Hok in the murder case over the 1996 death of popular film hero Salman Shah, now being investigated by the CID.
Six held at banned Awami League’s secret Gulshan meeting placed on remand
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Indian Air Force officer arrested over alleged Pakistani ‘honeytrap’ leak
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6 arrested over irrigation-transformer theft ring in Chuadanga
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4 held with yaba and ganja in Jashore's Chougacha
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US court fines Meta $567 million over child-safety failures
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Two teens jailed over Meherpur friend's murder in PUBG dispute
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Four women allege rape and abuse at British army training college: BBC
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High Court orders all hospitals to treat accident victims urgently
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3 held with yaba in Chuadanga's Damurhuda
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Child hospitalised after alleged sexual assault in Kushtia's Khoksa
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Father gets life for Cumilla murder; son acquitted
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Indian court grants conditional 'bail' to elephant that killed a man
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Israel committed war crime in killing Lebanese journalist: HRW
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Iran arrests 21 accused of spying for Mossad in Kerman
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60 Palestinians arrested in Qalandia refugee camp, prisoners' group says
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Main accused in Salatha litchi-orchard owner's murder arrested
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Miraz's defiant century rescues Bangladesh amid batting collapse
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Former Azad Kashmir minister on UK police bail over abuse claims elected MP
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Abu Sayed's family seeks swift enforcement of verdict in killing case
The family of Abu Sayed called for swift enforcement of the International Crimes Tribunal verdict in his killing case and completion of other July uprising cases.
Former joint secretary arrested in cases including alleged false testimony
Dhaka's Detective Branch arrested former joint secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, police said.
Shibir warns government over alleged Chhatra Dal campus violence
Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders accused Chhatra Dal of attacks and extortion on campuses and called on the government to act, allegations that were not independently verified.
Only six July killing cases decided after two years
Six cases over killings during the July uprising have been decided by the International Crimes Tribunal, while many investigations and high-profile cases remain pending, according to tribunal and prosecution sources.
6 sentenced to 10 years over robbery while posing as police in Khulna
A Khulna court sentenced six people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for robbing an egg trader after stopping him while posing as police officers.
Draft disappearance law could punish victims' families, former panel member warns
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Government says airing Sheikh Hasina speeches could trigger legal action
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July killing trials targeted for completion within a year, chief prosecutor says
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Teacher killed outside Faridabad school; police arrest 21-year-old suspect
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Delhi court clears BJP leader in wrestlers' harassment case
A Delhi court has cleared former Wrestling Federation of India president and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual-harassment case brought by six women wrestlers.
Israeli court suspends plan to put crocodiles around prison
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'Goat scandal' businessman Imran shown arrested in July uprising case
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2 drug dealers jailed over yaba in Darshana
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Sri Lanka's former police chief sentenced to death over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
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GPS becomes mandatory in public transport from Saturday
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CBI to reinvestigate RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder
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Israeli special forces would free me if I'm arrested abroad, Netanyahu says
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