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Doctors doing all they can for Khaleda Zia's recovery, says BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Doctors in Bangladesh and abroad are working in tandem to oversee the treatment of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, says senior party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The BNP secretary gene... Read More


Commission uncovers evidence suggesting 'Indian involvement' in the planning of Pilkhana killings

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The head of the National Independent Inquiry Commission, retired major general ALM Fazlur Rahman has said evidence points to "Indian involvement" in the conspiracy behind the 2009 Pil... Read More


Reza Kibria, son of former minister Shah AMS Kibria, joins BNP

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Dr Reza Kibria, the son of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, has joined the BNP. He made the decision official as he presented flowers to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul I... Read More


British MP Tulip Siddiq handed 2-year jail sentence in Bangladesh land corruption case

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court has convicted British MP Tulip Siddiq in a corruption case related to the allotment of a 10-katha plot in Purbachal and sentenced her to two years in prison. On Monday,... Read More


Government will address discrimination against deprived military personnel, Yunus says

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said members of the armed forces who faced "discrimination and oppression" under the ousted Awami League government will receive justice, like other g... Read More


BTCL receives approval for virtual network operator

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited has received approval to operate experimentally as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the country. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, chief adv... Read More


Farhad Mazhar says trying Hasina in old tribunal was a mistake that risks global doubts

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Columnist and thinker Farhad Mazhar believes the trial of Sheikh Hasina was essential, yet holding it in the International Crimes Tribunal, which was forged by the deposed prime minis... Read More


Praying for Khaleda is a 'religious duty', says Jamaat leader Porwar

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar believes it is a "moral and religious duty" to pray for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment in the hospital. H... Read More


London politics pulled into Dhaka drama as UK MP Tulip, Hasina's sister Rehana await corruption ruling

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday in a corruption case implicating Sheikh Rehana, the sister of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Tulip Siddiq, the Labour M... Read More


EC expands secret rooms as polling stations remain unchanged

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) has decided to add two secret rooms to each polling station, rather than increasing the total number of booths, drawing on the experience of the national ... Read More