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HRW says ICT trial fails to meet global fair trial benchmarks
04:01 PM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayHuman Rights Watch, the New York-based rights watchdog, said on Tuesday that the trial of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan failed to meet international standards and stressed that all criminal proceedings must adhere to internationally recognised fair trial norms.
Govt approves purchase of 17,050 shotguns for Ansar, VDP
02:51 PM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayThe government on Tuesday approved a proposal to procure 17,050 shotguns for Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) in order to replace their old and outdated firearms.
Body-worn cameras to be provided in sensitive areas: Salehuddin
02:32 PM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayTo strengthen ground-level security during the upcoming national parliamentary election, body-worn cameras will be deployed in sensitive areas. However, although the initial plan was to procure 40,000 body cameras, that number will now be reduced, said Finance Adviser Dr. Salahuddin Ahmed.
198 murders in Dhaka in last 10 months: DMP
01:23 PM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has reported that 198 murder incidents have occurred in the capital over the past 10 months.
Chemical cocktail sold as ‘Rose’ and ‘Kewra’ water triggers public health warning
01:11 PM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Safe Food Authority has issued a serious public health warning after discovering that many products sold as ‘Golap Jal’ (rose water) and ‘Kewra Jal’ (kewra water) are not made from natural rose or kewra extracts at all – but are instead being produced with unauthorised and potentially harmful chemicals.
Diamond World owner sued for ‘laundering Tk 678.19cr’
12:02 PM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has filed a case against Dilip Kumar Agarwala, owner of Diamond World Limited, after preliminary evidence was found of money laundering worth Tk 678.19 crore through gold and diamond smuggling.
DU students hand over Deputy Registrar Lavelu to police
11:37 AM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayA group of Dhaka University (DU) students caught Deputy Registrar Lovelu Mollah Sisir from the university’s Russell Tower on Monday night and handed him over to the police following a Facebook post.
Protesters set fire to house gate of Nizam Hazari in Feni
10:30 AM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayProtesters set fire to the gate of the house of Nizam Uddin Hazari, former Feni-2 MP and general secretary of Feni District unit of the Awami League, on Monday night.
UN Security Council approves US-backed plan for Gaza
10:02 AM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayThe UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated enclave.
Trial and sentence against Hasina neither fair nor just: Amnesty
09:46 AM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayThe trial and sentence against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is neither fair nor just, Amnesty International said following the death sentences handed down to them by the International Crimes Tribunal.
Ex-President Hamid’s house attacked, vandalised in Kishoreganj
08:35 AM, 18 Nov 2025 TuesdayAn attack and vandalism took place at the house of former President Md Abdul Hamid in Mithamain of Kishoreganj on Monday night.
Russian corvette Gremyashchiy arrives in Chittagong on goodwill visit
09:58 PM, 17 Nov 2025 MondayThe Russian Navy’s corvette Gremyashchiy arrived at Chittagong Port on Monday, November 17, for a five-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced in a press release.