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Political parties say EC lacks resolve, independence to deliver credible polls

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Political parties taking part in the Election Commission's ongoing dialogues have delivered a blunt warning: without independence and resolve, the commission cannot hope to deliver a... Read More


Hasina offers no apology for July crackdown deaths, labels charges 'political'

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has "refused to apologise" over the deaths during the crackdown on the July Uprising, and in turn, criticised the proceedings at the International... Read More


Jubo Dal leader shot dead near old police station in Pallabi

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader has been shot dead in Dhaka's Pallabi, police say. On Monday at 7pm, three masked men wearing helmets entered a hardware shop near C Block, close to t... Read More


India to prioritise 'best interests of Bangladesh' after Hasina's death sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- India has reacted to the death sentence handed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the July Uprising case while avoiding any direct comment on the ruling itself. In its statem... Read More


Bangladesh seals deal with Danish APM to build Laldia Char container terminal

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The Chittagong Port Authority has signed a deal with Denmark's APM Terminals to build a container terminal at Laldia Char in Chattogram. The deal was signed on Monday at Dhaka's Int... Read More


After court verdict, Bangladesh says India has an 'obligation' to extradiate Hasina

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The government has once again requested India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who have both been sentenced to death in ... Read More


Government urges public to remain calm, restrained after 'historic' verdict

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The interim government has described the death sentence of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the July Uprising crimes trial as a "histo... Read More


Home advisor dismisses security concern, urges agitating students to return to studies

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has dismissed any cause for panic over the International Crimes Tribunal verdict that handed Sheikh Hasina a death sentence. He made the... Read More


Bangladesh to renew push to extradite Hasina from India after death sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul says justice has been done with the awarding of the death penalty to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity, adding that another lett... Read More


Bangladesh to hang Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity over July Uprising

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity for her attempts to suppress the July Uprising. ... Read More