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Bangladesh paves way to compensation for victims of enforced disappearances, torture

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The interim government has taken a key step towards allowing compensation and rehabilitation for victims of torture and enforced disappearance by withdrawing a long-standing declarat... Read More


Cooperation between Bangladesh and China must go on, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A delegation of the China-Bangladesh Partnership Forum has met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. The delegation included senior Chinese academics, invest... Read More


Coercing or intimidating voters can impact national stability, says UK MP Blackman

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Robert John Blackman CBE MP, a senior British parliamentarian and member of parliament for Harrow East, has expressed concern over recent political developments in Bangladesh, warnin... Read More


RAB arrests 3 murder suspects 'mistakenly' freed from jail without bail

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three suspects in a murder case who were "mistakenly" released from Mymensingh Central Jail without securing bail. The three accused we... Read More


After abducting a child in Dhaka, rickshaw driver sent him to Gaibandha home, RAB says

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A 3-year-old boy abducted outside Mugda Hospital in Dhaka was sent to his ancestral home in Gaibandha by the rickshaw driver who kidnapped him, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has s... Read More


NCP unveils 36-point manifesto pledging state reform, justice for July atrocities

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a 36-point election manifesto aimed at constructing a "realistic and reform-oriented roadmap" before the February elections. According... Read More


Shahjalal University student drowns in Sylhet's Lalakhal

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has died while bathing at Lalakhal, a tourist spot in Sylhet. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at Lalakha... Read More


US Embassy warns citizens on potential violence before Bangladesh elections

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned its citizens of potential violence before the parliamentary elections and the referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter. The e... Read More


BNP chief Tarique pays tribute at July martyr Abu Sayed's grave in Rangpur

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has paid his respects at the grave of Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the July 2024 mass uprising. Tarique began his party's election campaign in Rangpur on ... Read More


BNP-NCP clashes leave 10 people injured during ferry inauguration in Hatia

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- At least 10 people have been injured in clashes between activists of the BNP and the National Citizen Party (NCP) during the inauguration of a ferry service in Hatia, an island Upazi... Read More