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Will a 'Yes' vote deliver change? BRAC's Asif Saleh is sceptical

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- As arrangements have been made to seek public approval for 84 major reforms through a single question in the upcoming referendum, Asif Saleh, executive director of BRAC, says he sees... Read More


Bangladesh to build arms factory in Mirsarai to 'boost defence capacity'

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The interim government has decided to establish a factory to manufacture military hardware to meet the needs of the armed forces and strengthen national defence capability. Banglade... Read More


Over 400,000 expatriate Bangladeshis cast votes through postal ballots, says EC

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- More than 400,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have cast their votes through postal ballots before the Feb 12 national election and referendum, according to the Election Commission (EC). ... Read More


Toddler waits as court sets Thursday hearing for mother over police assault charges

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- A 1-and-a-half-year-old child has spent the day at a Dhaka court compound, waiting for the release of his mother Topsha Biswas, whose bail plea in a police assault case is now schedu... Read More


Former MPs make up 85 of BNP's 292 election candidates

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has nominated candidates in 292 constituencies for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Speaking at a media briefing at the BNP's Gulshan... Read More


Arrest warrants issued for Hasina in two cases over July Uprising killings

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- A court has issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 other absconding suspects in two cases over the killings of freight truck driver Md Hossain and ... Read More


Corporate borrowing from banks will be reduced, says BB governor

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The central bank plans to reduce the volume of large corporate loans from the banking sector as part of efforts to rein in defaulted loans and develop the bond market, says Banglades... Read More


Beleaguered neighbourhood: Mohammadpur voters weigh who can restore law and order

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- The air in Dhaka's Mohammadpur is thick with both anticipation and anxiety. In the afternoon of last November, a young man wielding a machete stormed into the Muslim Sweets factory ... Read More


'Even if I am no longer alive, ensure justice for my Ahnaf,' mother tells court

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- The testimony of Khairun Nahar, the mother of 10-year-old Ahnaf Tahmin Ayham, has concluded in the case involving the child's death, allegedly caused by medical negligence during a c... Read More


Bangladesh raises cost of Rooppur nuclear power plant project by Tk 255.92bn

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- The government has approved a Tk 255.92 billion increase in cost of the the Rooppur nuclear power plant construction project at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National E... Read More