Attorney General Asaduzzaman to 'resign and contest in polls'

Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has shared his willingness to step down from the top legal officer rank of the state to contest in the general elections. On Wednesday, he told the m... Read More

February polls must not be postponed, NCP tells Election Commission

Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the parliamentary elections and the referendum be held on the scheduled date without any postponement. NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin... Read More

ICT orders opening of trial against four, including BGB officers, over Uprising Rampura massacre

Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has formally ordered the start of a trial against four individuals, including former BGB officer lieutenant colonel Redwanul Islam, in connect... Read More

Police arrest Ataur Rahman Bikrompuri in Narsingdi operation

Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested Ataur Rahman Bikrompuri, a religious speaker and political commentator who drew the spotlight following recent incidents. According... Read More

Money may be used to suppress voter turnout in elections, EC tells field officers

Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- The Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, has heard detailed assessments from the central and field administration and law-enforcing agencies ... Read More

'If you don't work properly, I lose sleep,' CEC Nasir tells election officials

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has directed field administration officials, including returning officers, to carry out their duties strictly in line with the law and ele... Read More

Fire at high-rise in Dhaka's Babubazar brought under control

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Emergency responders have doused a fire that broke out in a 13-storey building in Dhaka's Babubazar. The incident occurred in a room on the sixth floor of the building called Haji T... Read More

Delhi summons Bangladesh high commissioner over protests

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- The Indian government has summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to New Delhi Riaz Hamidullah for the second time in a week amid daylong protests outside Bangladesh missions. India... Read More

'We are not handicapped': tribunal says to Tajul as counsels bicker

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A heated exchange has taken place between the prosecution and defence during the charge-framing hearing over enforced disappearance and torture during the tenure of the ousted Awami ... Read More

Protests erupt outside Bangladeshi missions in India's Delhi, Kolkata, Agartala

Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- Amid protests over the killing of garment worker Dipu Chandra Das and growing diplomatic tensions, demonstrations have erupted outside Bangladeshi missions in Delhi, Kolkata, and Aga... Read More

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