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Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal
BBC: Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, an Iranian minister has told the BBC. US officials have...
Govt cancels contract of minister press Delhi
News Desk: The government on Sunday cancelled contract of minister (press) in Bangladesh High Commission, Delhi in India Faisal Mahmud. The Public Administration Ministry has issued a notification signed by senior assistant secretary Mohammad...
11-Party Alliance: EC responsibile for polls engineering
Staff Reporter: Dr. Hamidur Rahman Azad, Assistant Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has said that no matter how properly voting is conducted at a fundamental level, if the results are not announced fairly—if there...
HC orders: Keep schools closed in Ramadan
Staff Reporter: The High Court on Sunday directed the government to keep all government and non-government lower secondary and secondary schools closed for the entire month of Ramadan. The order was passed after hearing...
ANFREL sees orderly polling Urges deeper reforms
Diplomatic Correspondent: The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) has described the 13th parliamentary elections and referendum as generally peaceful and orderly on polling day, while warning that deeper challenges around electoral accountability and...
‘No post-election violence on minorities for the first time’
Staff Reporter: Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, has claimed that for the first time in the country’s history, no incidents of post-election violence or attacks on minority communities have occurred following...
Commodity Markets: Ramadan nears as food prices surge
Muhammad Ayub Ali: As Ramadan draws near, prices of essential food items—such as fruits, vegetables, fish, sicken and chickpeas—have begun to climb in the capital’s raw markets, adding to the strain on consumers, particularly...
IGP Baharul dismisses resignation rumours
News Desk: Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam has dismissed reports that he is preparing to resign, amid political transition following the general election. Speaking to bdnews24.com on Sunday afternoon, Baharul said succinctly: “No,...
NCP to set up shadow cabinet: Asif Mahmud
News Desk: The National Citizen Party (NCP) is preparing to form a shadow cabinet, according to party spokesperson and former interim government advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. In a post on his Facebook page...
‘Army to return to barracks after new govt’s oath’
UNB: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday said the Army will return to barracks once the newly elected government assumes office. He, however, said a portion of the Army will remain deployed...
C’wealth Observers focus for future democratic reform
Diplomatic Correspondent : The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has commended the peaceful conduct of the parliamentary elections and the July Charter referendum, while highlighting areas where further progress on inclusion and accessibility could strengthen...