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Mirza Abbas admitted to Singapore General Hospital
BNP Standing Committee member and political advisor to the Prime Minister Mirza Abbas has been admitted to Singapore General Hospital. He is undergoing treatment in the ICU (intensive care unit) of the hospital's neurosciences department.
Bangladesh has sought consular access from India regarding the killers of martyr Osman Hadi: State Minister for Foreign Affairs
Bangladesh has sought consular access from India regarding the main accused in the murder case of Shaheed Sharif Osman bin Hadi, Faisal Karim alias Masud, and his associate Alamgir Hossain. The Indian police said that the two were arrested from the Bangaon area of West Bengal, bordering Bangladesh, on Saturday night.
CANCHAM Bangladesh's Iftar Mahfil vows to strengthen trade ties
The Canada-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CANCHAM Bangladesh) has expressed its determination to further strengthen the long-standing friendship and growing commercial relations between Bangladesh and Canada. The optimism was expressed at an iftar mahfil organized at a hotel in the capital on Sunday.
College student gang-raped while out with boyfriend in Dhaka
A college girl (16) was gang-raped while out with her boyfriend in the capital's Nayanagar area of Bhatara. There have also been allegations of video recording of the incident. Police have brought the two teenagers involved in the incident to justice within five hours of the case being filed. Their names have not been released as both are minors.