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JIC 'abduction, torture': Will Army officers face trial as tribunal set for order Sunday

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- An order on whether to frame charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and a group of former serving Army officers in the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) "abduction and tort... Read More


Election Commission drops boat symbol from postal voting

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The boat symbol of the Awami League, whose registration remains suspended, will not appear on postal ballots for those voting by mail in the parliamentary election. At the Election B... Read More


Corruption won't end unless society shuns the corrupt, says finance advisor

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed believes corruption will never be eradicated unless corrupt individuals are socially rejected. "When we were young, we rarely heard about corruption.... Read More


BTRC says 'no' to used mobile imports, traders refuse to budge

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- After protests, building sieges, and arson attacks, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has remained adamant on its decision to ban unauthorised mobile phone... Read More


Case started over stabbing deaths of mother, daughter in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Police have opened a murder case after a woman and her teenage daughter were found stabbed to death in their flat in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The case was filed on Tuesday by AZM Azizul ... Read More


New RPO ordinance revises postal ballot rules, expands judicial powers ahead of elections

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Bangladesh has issued a gazette amending several articles of the Representation of the People Order (RPO), bringing changes to postal ballot counting, the powers of election officials... Read More


CEC Nasir Uddin meets chief justice

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin is meeting Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed ahead of the finalisation of the schedule for the 13th general election and July Charter referen... Read More


BB chief says voting for 'symbols', not candidates, creates autocrats

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has criticised the tendency to vote for "symbols" rather than carefully evaluating candidates in elections. "In that case we are obviously cre... Read More


EC, Jamaat meet ahead of polls, referendum schedule

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- A delegation from Jamaat-e-Islami has sat down for talks with the Election Commission amid preparations to announce the schedule of the 13th parliamentary election and the planned nat... Read More


Crimes against humanity: Former ministers, state ministers among 16 brought before tribunal

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Several former ministers and state ministers in the Awami League government are among the 16 suspects who have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal in a case allegin... Read More