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Massive turnout at Alia Madrasa for Tarique's rally

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- One procession after another is streaming into the Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet as the BNP awaits the kickoff of its election campaign through a rally led by party chief Tarique Rah... Read More


Home ministry forms 'law and order coordination' cell ahead of election

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- A law and order coordination cell has been formed at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Dhaka ahead of the parliamentary polls and the referendum. The ministry announced the formation ... Read More


5-year-old found dead in Bhatara water tank, sister-in-law arrested

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Police have recovered the body of a 5-year-old girl from a water tank at her house in the capital's Bhatara, and arrested her sister-in-law on suspicion of murder. Police recovered ... Read More


5 Unilever Bangladesh officials face arrest warrants over 'dealer fraud'

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against five officials of Unilever Bangladesh in connection with a case filed by a dealer alleging fraud and breach of trust. Dhaka Metropol... Read More


Supreme Court bars 'unauthorised' individuals from premises

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The authorities have restricted the entry of unauthorised individuals into the Supreme Court premises as part of measures to ensure overall security, allowing access only to lawyers,... Read More


59% of BNP's candidates facing financial liabilities, TIB finds

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Nearly 59 percent of the BNP's candidates contesting in the parliamentary polls have outstanding loans, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The findings were d... Read More


Parliamentary election: Candidates assigned symbols ahead of campaigning

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Returning officers have begun allocating symbols to candidates contesting in the parliamentary election. Nearly 2,000 candidates - part-backed and independent - are contesting the po... Read More


Toby Cadman steps down from International Crimes Tribunal

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Barrister Toby Cadman, the British international human rights lawyer, co-founder, and joint head of Guernica 37 Chambers, has stepped down from the post of special advisor to the chi... Read More


BNP rusticates 62 leaders for standing in election defying party line

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 62 leaders for running for parliament independently in defiance of party mandates. The move was announced Wednesday night in a me... Read More


HC suspends Shilpakala Academy recruitment circular appointing 3 officials for 6 months

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The High Court (HC) has stayed the recruitment circular appointing three deputy directors at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) for six months. The bench of Justices Fatema Naj... Read More