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Primary teachers to stage nonstop sit-in from Saturday for pay bump

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Assistant teachers of government primary schools are set to launch a fresh protest programme, demanding that their salaries be raised to the 10th grade pay scale and to press for long... Read More


Election Commission awaits party talks, says poll preparations 'nearly complete'

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- With the parliamentary polls approaching, the Election Commission is now waiting to hold dialogue with political parties, a crucial step before launching large-scale election campaign... Read More


Lord Carlile warns Bangladesh must avoid "past mistakes" in February election

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- British House of Lords member Alexander Charles Carlile has cautioned that Bangladesh's next national election must avoid repeating "past mistakes". He also called for urgent reforms... Read More


'Conspiracy brewing to shatter democracy again' after mass uprising, warns BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- A conspiracy is being hatched to subvert democracy in Bangladesh again after the July Uprising, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remarks while spea... Read More


Former Awami League minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali dies at 82 after kidney illness

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Former finance and foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Sheikh Hasina's cabinet, who served as the chief foreign representative of the Mujibnagar government in 1971, has died a... Read More


Ex-foreign minister Momen seeks UN intervention over 'persecution, rule-of-law breakdown' in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen, who previously served as Bangladesh's permanent representative to the UN, has appealed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to in... Read More


Authorities urge calm after fire near Rooppur nuclear plant

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Officials from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project have urged the public not to be misled by misinformation or rumours surrounding a recent fire that broke out near the plant in P... Read More


Fire destroys 15 shops in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Fifteen shops have been destroyed in a fire in Lakshmipur's Ramgati Upazila. The blaze broke out in a market in the Alexander Bazar area early on Friday morning, according to Khokon ... Read More


Case filed over murder of 'BNP activist' Sarwar in Chattogram shooting

Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- The family of Sarwar Hossain Babla, who was shot and killed during a BNP event in Chattogram, has filed a case over his murder. Seven suspects have been named in the case filed by Sa... Read More


Eight parties, including Jamaat, stage protest march in Dhaka over five demands

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami activists have staged a protest march in Dhaka, pressing for a five-point charter of demands that includes issuing an order to implement the July National... Read More