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India keeps close eye on BD-Pak JF-17 talks

Staff Reporter : India on Friday said it is closely observing discussions between Bangladesh and Pakistan regarding the potential procurement of JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft, emphasising that New Delhi monitors all developments with implications...

Road crashes leave 7 dead

NN Desk : At least seven people were killed and fifteen others injured in two separate mishaps in Chattogram and Cumilla on Friday. In Cumilla: Four people, including a child, were burnt to death...

Indemnity for July warriors set for review

Staff Reporter : The interim government is preparing a legal framework to grant indemnity to the July fighters who, according to officials, risked their lives to free the country from what they describe as...

Concern over DC fixture

The government on Thursday expressed confidence that a free, fair and impartial election can be held despite concerns over the experience of district administrators (DCs) appointed before the announcement of the election schedule.

EU to send 200 observers

Member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer of the EU Election Observation Mission Ivars Ijab has said a 200-member EU delegation will observe Bangladesh’s upcoming 13th national election. He said this to reporters...

Spike in shootings sparks alarm over poll security

Abu Jakir : A surge in shootings, political violence and intimidation across the country has raised serious concerns about the law-and-order situation ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election on 12 February. Opposition parties...

No more ‘stage-managed’ election

Staff Reporter : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin on Thursday reiterated that no manipulated or “stage-managed” election would be held in Bangladesh, stressing that there was “no reason to take...