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Joy denies graft in $12.65bi nuclear deal

Joy denies graft in $12.65bi nuclear deal

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign". Bangladesh's Anti Corruption Commission said on Monday

Freedom fighter harassed: Five arrested from video footage

Freedom fighter harassed: Five arrested from video footage

Police have detained five people after a viral video showed freedom fighter Abdul Hai Kanu being humiliated with a garland of shoes in Cumilla's Chauddagram Upazila. Chauddagram Police Station chief ATM Akhtar Uz Zaman said the detentions were made on Monday night during operations in the sub-dist

Sit-in called in Kakrail for ban on pro-Saad groups

Sit-in called in Kakrail for ban on pro-Saad groups

A group of followers of senior cleric Maulana Zubair Ahmed identifying themselves as "Shuraye Nizam" have announced an indefinite sit-in protest in Kakrail from Thursday morning to mount pressure on the authorities to ban their rival faction loyal to Indian preacher Maulana Md Saad Kandhalvi. Supp

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