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Jamaat thanks Yunus for July Charter order, condemns his referendum announcement

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has thanked Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus for issuing the order to implement the July National Charter but at the same time condemned his decision to hold the referend... Read More


Yunus walks July Charter tightrope as he tries to placate three camps but wins no friends

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The July National Charter has laid bare deep rifts among Bangladesh's parties even as Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus tries a middle course, which is holding the referendum and the parl... Read More


Laws 'cannot interfere in' parliament's sovereignty: BNP's Salahuddin Ahmed

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- BNP National Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has warned that the sovereignty of Bangladesh's parliament cannot be "interfered with" through law or order imposed on it. He... Read More


NCP prolongs nomination filing for general election

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has given candidates an additional week to submit nomination papers for the approaching parliamentary polls. The previous deadline was Nov 13, a Thu... Read More


Judges demand security, threaten 'pens-down' work stoppage

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The Bangladesh Judicial Service Association is pressing for a two-point list of demands, including immediate deployment of adequate security forces at every court in the country, at ... Read More


Bowlers topple Ireland as Bangladesh win Sylhet Test by an innings and 47 runs

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Bangladesh have outplayed Ireland with both bat and ball to deliver a comprehensive win by an innings and 47 runs in the Sylhet Test. After declaring at 587/8 on Thursday, with a 30... Read More


Parked bus set ablaze in Barguna, police arrest 5

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A passenger bus parked beside the road in Barguna's Amtali Upazila has been set ablaze. The Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel later brought the fire under control as police a... Read More


Police arrest three over alleged rape of 14-year-old in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police have arrested three people on charges of raping a 14-year-old in Mymensingh's Muktagacha. Muktagacha Police Chief Ripon Chandra Gope said the victim was taken to Mymensingh M... Read More


Fleeing after 'setting bus on fire', man dies falling into Turag River

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- A man has died after falling into the Turag River while fleeing after "setting a bus ablaze" on the Mirpur embankment, police say. Locals caught another suspect, later handed over t... Read More


Crimes against humanity: Hasina's fate to be decided on Nov 17

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The International Crimes Tribunal will decide whether or not ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is a "fugitive", will be punished in a case over crimes against humanity for try... Read More