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Final disposal of cases against Hasina before February: Chief Prosecutor

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said that the final disposal of several ongoing cases against Sheikh Hasina at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will be held before February 2026.... Read More


Interim govt strongly condemns attack on Nur, pledges probe

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The interim government has strongly condemned the brutal attack on Nurul Haque Nur, the president of Gono Odhikar Parishad and a prominent leader of the July Uprising, on Friday. "S... Read More


India will not 'bow down'; trade minister says after US tariffs

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- India will not "bow down" and instead focus on capturing new markets, trade minister Piyush Goyal said in his first public remarks since Washington imposed steep tariffs on Indian go... Read More


None has strength to stop national polls: Salahuddin

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today said the national elections must be held within the stipulated time as no one has the strength to stop these elections. "Despite... Read More


Bangladesh should move forward with China on river projects: Hafiz

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- BNP Standing Committee member Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram today said Bangladesh should move forward with the river project with China as India has always ignored the Jo... Read More


UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON SRI LANKA DUE NEXT MONTH

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, is scheduled to present a report on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council sessio... Read More


PM Modi Arrives in China for SCO Summit, Set to Meet Xi and Putin

WEB DESK, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin, China, on Saturday to participate in the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, beginning Sunday. His visit follo... Read More


If elected, BNP will permanently end enforced disappearances: Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday vowed that if voted to power, his party will permanently end state-backed enforced disappearances in B... Read More


Xi prepares meeting of security bloc to rival US-led world order

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- When Xi Jinping gathers his closest international allies for one of the landmark summits of his more than a decade-long rule, many will be seeking reassurance after emerging scarred ... Read More


EU plan to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The European Commission on Thursday set in motion plans to eliminate duties on U.S. industrial products, opening the EU's procedure for a trans-Atlantic trade arrangement that would ... Read More