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Bangladesh rolls out nationwide campaign to raise referendum awareness

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The government has launched a series of nationwide programmes aimed at raising public awareness about the upcoming referendum, according to the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO). In a st... Read More


RAB arrests Milon, a suspect in the murder of a schoolgirl in Dhaka's Banasree

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Milon, a suspect in the murder of a schoolgirl whose body was found with its throat slit at a house in Dhaka's South Banasree. The elit... Read More


Commission finds 'state machinery', not EC, orchestrated last 3 elections to perpetuate Awami League's power

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- An interim government-commissioned inquiry into the last three general elections has found that the "administration, police, and intelligence agencies" were used to run those polls, ... Read More


Yunus plans to visit Tokyo in March after retiring as chief advisor

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus will travel to Japan in the third week of March, after stepping down from his role as head of the interim administration with Bangladesh going to the pol... Read More


New US ambassador Brent Christensen arrives in Dhaka to 'boost bilateral ties, economic engagement'

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Brent Christensen, the newly appointed United States ambassador to Bangladesh, has arrived in Dhaka. This marks Christensen's return to Bangladesh, having previously served as polit... Read More


EC restores candidacy of Rashtro Sangskar Andolon's Hasnat Quaiyum

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The Election Commission has reinstated the candidacy of Hasnat Quaiyum, president of the Bangladesh Rashtro Songskar Andolon, allowing him to contest the Kishoreganj-5 seat as an ind... Read More


ICT opens trial of Salman F Rahman, Anisul Huq over crimes against humanity

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has indicted Salman F Rahman, an advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq, in a case involving charg... Read More


Jamaat's Fazlul loses bid to regain Ctg-9 candidacy over dual citizenship

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Jamaat-e-Islami's AKM Fazlul Haque has failed to win back his candidacy for the Chattogram-9 constituency after the Election Commission (EC) rejected his appeal, citing dual citizens... Read More


Election Commission holds law and order coordination meeting

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The Election Commission (EC) has held a coordination meeting with security agencies and government departments to review law and order arrangements ahead of the 13th parliamentary el... Read More


Muslim second marriage needs arbitration council approval, not wife's consent: High Court

Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- The High Court has upheld the provision in Muslim family law that requires permission from an arbitration council, not the first wife's consent, for a second marriage. In a verdict ... Read More