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Asif, Mahfuz exit as election plans shift

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Two key youth representatives of Bangladesh's interim government Mahfuz Alam and Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan resigned from their advisory posts on Wednesday, in what marks another sign... Read More


Key reforms 'safeguarded' from political reversal: Asif

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Thursday said the reforms enacted by the interim government following the July mass uprising are structurally protect... Read More


'Nothing possible if India declines Hasina's return'

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said that Dhaka has little room to act on the return of convicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unless India agrees to send her back. ... Read More


EU agrees deal to cut emissions 90pc by 2040

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- European Union countries and lawmakers reached a final deal Wednesday on an ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, allowing carbon credits bought outside the ... Read More


BUP, OCPASS sign MoU

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and the Osmani Centre for Peace and Security Studies (OCPASS) was signed on Monday at the VIP... Read More


BJP questions LoP Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips

India, Dec. 11 -- BJP on Wednesday raised questions on Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips and asked the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha about his "compulsion" to often embark on "secret travels"... Read More


Opposition stages walkout in RS

India, Dec. 11 -- Opposition parties led by the Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after a BJP MP withdrew, without explanation, a question he had posed to Home Minister Amit Sh... Read More


RS Chairman urges protection of human rights, especially for marginalised groups

India, Dec. 11 -- Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday called on elected representatives to ensure human rights remain "living, breathing realities" for every citizen, particularly the m... Read More


Congress slams BJP over Vande Mataram controversy

India, Dec. 11 -- Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Wednesday attacked the BJP for creating an unnecessary controversy over the national song Vande Mataram, asking whether those who bowed their heads... Read More


Protecting rights of fellow citizens shared duty: President Murmu

India, Dec. 11 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday called upon citizens to recognise that guarding human rights are "not the sole responsibility" of Governments, the NHRC or other such institutio... Read More