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BNP collects Tarique Rahman's nomination papers for Dhaka-17 seat

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Nomination papers for BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman have been collected for the Dhaka-17 constituency ahead of the 13th national election. The papers were picked up on Sunday m... Read More


Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury sworn in as Bangladesh's chief justice

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has taken oath as Bangladesh's 26th Chief Justice, succeeding Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed as the head of the country's judiciary. The oath was adminis... Read More


Bangladesh condemns 'mass violence' against minorities in India

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Bangladesh has expressed concern over "mass violence" targeting religious minorities, including Muslims and Christians, in India, and called for the perpetrators to be brought to jus... Read More


Govt removes 6 trainee ASPs from service

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The interim government has removed from service six trainee assistant police superintendents appointed through the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. The home ministry... Read More


Yunus orders tighter cybersecurity for polls, digital services ahead of election

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has instructed the National Cyber Security Agency to intensify efforts to counter all forms of cybercrime ahead of the February elections. Yunus gave th... Read More


BNP leader Tarique Rahman added to voter roll

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has been added to Bangladesh's voter list, a day after completing the registration formalities. The Election Commission's spokesman Ruhul Amin Mol... Read More


Elections: Nomination collection and submission deadline ends Monday

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The deadline for candidates to collect and submit nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary elections will end at 5pm on Monday. No decision has yet been made on extending th... Read More


Keraniganj blast: Madrasa head, previously accused of extremism, named key suspect

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Reactions between chemicals stored in large quantities led to the explosion that blew away the walls of a madrasa and caused cracks in its roof and columns on the outskirts of Dhaka ... Read More


Police say Hadi murder suspect Faisal fled to India, two associates arrested in Meghalaya

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Police say they have now confirmed that Faisal Karim, the prime suspect in the killing of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi, is no longer in the country. At a media briefing o... Read More


Asaduzzaman resigns as attorney general to contest in parliamentary elections

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Md Asaduzzaman has tendered his resignation as attorney general to the president, formally stepping down from the country's top legal post. Deputy Attorney General Md Jahirlul Islam... Read More