Blood on campaign trail: Hadi shooting underscores the peril facing candidates, July activists

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The bullet that struck Sharif Osman bin Hadi has ignited fears across Bangladesh as the aftermath of the national election schedule announcement laid bare deep concerns over candidat... Read More

Two arrested over attack on 'July Rebels' office

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Police have arrested two people in connection with an attack on the office of "July Rebels", an organisation inspired by the July Uprising. They were arrested in Dakhinkhan in Dhaka... Read More

Yunus calls on UN to ensure care for wounded Bangladeshi soldiers after deadly Sudan attack

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep sorrow and concern over the deaths of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers in an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping base in Sudan's Abyei... Read More

Advisor Farida Akhter does not view climate change as a 'mere economic problem'

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter has commented there is no scope to describe climate change as a "mere economic problem". She wants climate justice to be in the discuss... Read More

EC directs police to tighten security at all election offices after recent attacks

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- In the wake of recent attacks targeting candidates and election facilities, the Election Commission (EC) has instructed police to beef up security at election offices nationwide, inc... Read More

Bangladesh condemns hospital bombing in Myanmar's Rakhine

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Bangladesh has condemned the recent airstrike on a hospital in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, killing at least 30 people and injuring scores of others. A foreign ministry statemen... Read More

Meeting with CA: Three parties pledge unity against attempts to undermine July Uprising

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Describing the attack on Inquilab Mancha Convener Sharif Osman Bin Hadi as part of a "conspiracy", leaders from three political parties have said that they stand united against "all ... Read More

Bangladesh awaiting Tarique Rahman's return, says BNP's Amir Khosru

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Describing BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman as the "torchbearer of democracy", Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the wait for his return home after 17 years living in exil... Read More

Govt offers Tk 5mn reward for information leading to arrest of Hadi shooting suspect

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced a reward of Tk 5 million for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who shot Inquilab Mancha Convener Sharif Osman... Read More

'Professional' gunmen who shot Osman Hadi 'shadowed him' on campaign trail, aides allege

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Comrades of Sharif Osman bin Hadi believe his assailants had spent the day at his side on the campaign trail. Police, however, have not yet disclosed any information on the assailan... Read More

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