12-Party leaders meet Tarique
Staff Reporter : Several leaders of the 12-Party Alliance held a meeting with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place on Wednesday at...
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BNP leader dies in Chuadanga custody
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Army has withdrawn the camp commander and all soldiers involved in a joint forces operation in Chuadanga’s Jibannagar upazila following...
BNP-Jamaat’s two-front battle
Staff Reporter : With less than one month left of the 13th National Parliamentary Election, political parties are busy with last-minute preparations. At this crucial...
Bangladesh sets Guinness World Record
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has entered the Guinness World Records by setting a new global record for the highest number of flags displayed simultaneously during...
‘No’ vote would mean failure of July uprising Says Nahid Islam
Staff Reporter : National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday warned that the July Uprising would be rendered meaningless if the ‘No’ vote...
New US envoy arrives in Dhaka
Diplomatic Correspondent : Newly appointed United States Ambassador, Brent Christensen, arrived in Dhaka on Monday evening, marking the start of his tenure as the 19th...
Probe exposes state-level engineering of past elections
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called for concrete safeguards to ensure that “election robbery” can never again take place in...
Women candidates only 4pc in national polls
News Desk : Women candidates account for a mere 4.24 percent of total contestants in the national elections, prompting criticism from a coalition of 71...
Govt ‘effectively surrendered to bureaucracy’: TIB
Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has alleged that the interim government has failed to carry out meaningful reforms and has instead “effectively surrendered...
HC validates approval for second marriage
News Desk: The High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the requirement of obtaining permission from an arbitration council for a second marriage under...
Parties must not ignore the referendum
Editorial Desk : In every election season, politics becomes loud, emotional and fiercely competitive. In Bangladesh, the February election has naturally drawn the attention of...
ICT grants first-ever bail in July Uprising case
Staff Reporter: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has, for the first time, granted bail in a case related to crimes against humanity committed during the...