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Tarique will return 'carrying the flag of Bangladesh', Fakhrul says

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will land in Dhaka on Dec 25 "carrying the flag of Bangladesh". The BNP secretary g... Read More


Nahid says intelligence agencies have "lost their edge" since Aug 5

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) chief Nahid Islam has launched a scathing attack on Bangladesh's intelligence agencies in the wake of the shooting of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osma... Read More


Nahid says intelligence agencies have 'lost their edge' since Aug 5

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) chief Nahid Islam has launched a scathing attack on Bangladesh's intelligence agencies in the wake of the shooting of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osma... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur demands explanation of CEC's comments on Hadi shooting

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has demanded an explanation for the comments made by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on the attack on Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif... Read More


NEIR launch: Bangladesh postpones handset registration to Jan 1 after trader opposition

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The mandatory registration of mobile phones under the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR) will come into force from Jan 1, instead of Dec 16. Bangladesh Telecommunicat... Read More


Jamaat, BNP activists clashes leave 20 injured amid election canvassing in Bhola

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- At least 20 people have suffered injuries in repeated clashes between the Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP activists in Bhola's Charfesson Upazila. The incident occurred at Chawkbazar in Zin... Read More


Defeated forces attempting to 'rewrite history of victory', says Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Tarique Rahman has warned the forces defeated in the Liberation War are on a "vicious move to write a new history of the victory". Speaking virtually on Monday, the BNP acting chief... Read More


LRN upskills 300 English-medium teachers in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Learning Resource Network (LRN) has launched a teacher training programme in Bangladesh to enhance the quality of instruction in English-medium schools and improve alignment with A-l... Read More


Special policy issued on gun licences for election candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The government has issued a policy to allow "politically important" individuals and election candidates to obtain firearms licences and hire retainers (gunmen). Following the shooti... Read More


Former Jubo League leader arrested after buying nomination form in Magura

Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Police have arrested a former Jubo League leader of Sreepur Upazila in Magura after he collected a nomination form to contest the national elections. Former Upazila party president ... Read More