Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur hospitalised, angiogram finds 'three heart blocks'

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has been admitted to United Hospital in Dhaka after doctors detected blocks in his heart and recommended immediate bypass surgery, accordin... Read More

Political parties hold core responsibility for implementing July Charter, says Ali Riaz

Bangladesh, July 31 -- National Consensus Commission Vice-Chair Ali Riaz believes the primary and fundamental responsibility for implementing the July Charter lies with political parties. In his open... Read More

'No proper working environment for an MD,' says Mosharaf Hossain as he resigns from BCB

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Mohammed Mosharaf Hossain, managing director of Bangladesh Commerce Bank (BCB), says he has been compelled to resign from his post two years before his term ends. He submitted ... Read More

'July Warriors' block Shahbagh to demand July charter

Bangladesh, July 31 -- People injured in the July-August uprising have taken to the streets, blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to demand the implementation of a July Charter. The protesters... Read More

Heavy rain forecast in three divisions

Bangladesh, July 31 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department expects moderately heavy to very heavy rain in places in the Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions. In its five-day forecast on Th... Read More

Chhatra Dal changes rally venue at request of NCP

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, has moved the venue of the rally it had announced from the Central Shaheed Minar to Shahbagh for its Aug 3 programme as pe... Read More

Ex-chief justice Khairul Haque remanded over graft, judicial fraud charges

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Police have been granted seven days to grill former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in their custody in connection with a case accusing him of issuing "illegal rulings" with mal... Read More

Parties differ over appointment of caretaker chief, women's seat structure in parliament

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Disagreements have surfaced among political parties over how to appoint the head of a proposed caretaker government and how to structure women's representation in parliament, as... Read More

BNP doesn't fear reforms, problems 'elsewhere', says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, July 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has dismissed claims that his party is wary of reforms, saying that it welcomes them. However, he believes "the problem lies el... Read More

Bangladesh to offer 'trade package' to US in bid to ease tariff burden

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Bangladesh plans to offer a "package proposal" to the United States in a bid to secure an exemption from the additional tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on exports. On... Read More

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