New Age

A leading English-language daily broadsheet published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Government’s responsibility is to serve people, not please security forces: Shahidul Alam

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In a Facebook post, Hasnat said that his remarks in parliament, made while seeking accountability from the home minister over the deterioration of the law and order situation, had created a misunderstanding with the people of Brahmanbaria.

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A woman died after falling from a rickshaw during a snatching attempt near the parliament’s South Plaza in the capital on early Saturday.

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Law minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said the government would review all relevant aspects before deciding whether Bangladesh would join the Mecca agreement.

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Supreme Court lawyer Mahmudul Hasan Mamun, who last week served a legal notice seeking restrictions on love-themed films and dramas, appears to have himself watched and enjoyed a number of romantic films and songs, according to posts and activity on his verified Facebook profile.

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Amar Bangladesh Party general secretary Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad has said that while some aspects of the government’s proposals to reform the National Human Rights Commission and prevent enforced disappearances are appropriate...

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Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday announced financial rewards of up to Tk 2 lakh for information leading to the recovery of heavy weapons, looted and illegal firearms.

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Bangladesh Jewellers Association has cut gold prices by Tk 7,115 per bhori after four consecutive increases, setting the price of 22-carat gold at Tk 2,40,628 per bhori including VAT.

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Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted that rainfall is likely to continue across the country over the next five days commencing 9:00am on Saturday as monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh.

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Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday announced financial rewards of up to Tk 2 lakh for information leading to the recovery of heavy weapons, looted and illegal firearms.

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Dhaka Medical College, the country’s oldest medical education institution, is set for a major facelift as the government has taken up a Tk 1,154.83 crore project to replace its ageing and unsafe structures with modern academic, residential and support facilities.

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A 50-kilometre tailback has brought traffic on the Dhaka-bound lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway to a standstill, causing suffering to thousands of passengers.

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Organised criminal gangs at Savar and Ashulia are increasingly using online friendship, romantic approaches and private video calls to lure victims into traps and then they confine and assault them, record their secret videos and blackmail them for money, according to the police.