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Leftist groups outside July Charter reject referendum as 'unconstitutional, redundant'

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Several left-leaning political parties that did not sign the July National Charter have labelled the referendum proposed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus as "unnecessary and extra-con... Read More


12 defendants' bail cancelled in BTRC case involving 'fund embezzlement'

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A Dhaka court has revoked the bail of 12 suspects in a case involving the alleged embezzlement of Tk 5.6 billion from the Market Development Fund (MDF) of the Bangladesh Telecommunic... Read More


Mutual fund regulations updated to prohibit investment-based directorships

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The interim government has amended the mutual fund regulations, barring directors from holding board positions in companies where their managed funds are invested. "The Bangladesh S... Read More


EC decision after reviewing Yunus's plan for simultaneous election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The Election Commission (EC) is going to hold internal discussions before forming an opinion on the proposal to hold the next parliamentary election and the referendum on implementin... Read More


July Charter implementation decision betrays people's aspirations, says Jamaat

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The interim government's decision to hold the referendum on the July National Charter on the same day as the national parliamentary election "does not meet the people's aspirations",... Read More


BNP's Salahuddin accuses CA Yunus of 'violating' July National Charter in televised address

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus "violated" the July National Charter in his televised address to the nation on Thursday. "In his spe... Read More


Police arrest 43 Awami League activists in Dhaka over 'sabotage attempts'

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Police have arrested 43 workers of the Awami League and its affiliates in raids across Dhaka. In a statement released on Thursday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said its detec... Read More


Awami League central office in Gulistan vandalised, set on fire

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A group of people have vandalised and torched the Awami League's central office in Gulistan. They entered the office chanting slogans against the Awami League after 1pm on Thursday,... Read More


Husband sentenced to death for murder of female doctor at hotel

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A court has sentenced Rezaul Karim Reza to death in a case for killing his wife, Dr Jannatul Naim Siddika, after taking her to a residential hotel in Dhaka's Kalabagan. Dhaka Metrop... Read More


Hope for 'exemplary' maximum punishment for Hasina, says Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam says he expects the International Crimes Tribunal to give the maximum punishment to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asad... Read More