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Seven sentenced to death for double murder in Khulna 17 years ago

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A Khulna court has handed down the death penalty to seven people for the killing of two people, including a woman, in a 2009 attack in the city's Daulatpur area. Additional Metropol... Read More


Right-wing UK MP calls Muslim protesters 'foreign invading army'

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- UK MP Nigel Farage has compared a group of masked Muslim demonstrators in east London with a "foreign invading army", reports the Daily Mail. The Reform UK leader criticised footage... Read More


Govt abolishes senior lecturer post in updated MPO policy

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The government has abolished the senior lecturer post in higher secondary schools and colleges by amending the MPO policy for private educational institutions. Alongside this, the M... Read More


BNP writes to law ministry over RPO provision on contesting under party symbol

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has written to the law ministry objecting to a clause in the amended Representation of the People Order (RPO) that obliges candidates in alliances to... Read More


Ali Riaz urges trust in people if July Charter referendum fails

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz has called for trust in the people if the proposed referendum on implementing the July Charter does not yield a positive result. ... Read More


Bangladesh can leave past behind if July Charter properly implemented, says Yunus

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh can "free itself from the past" if the July National Charter is implemented properly and its reform process carried out with commitme... Read More


Consensus Commission proposes two alternative models for July Charter reforms

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The National Consensus Commission has proposed two alternative methods to provide both legal and institutional backing for implementing the constitutional reform provisions outlined ... Read More


Yunus orders swift purchase of bodycams for election security

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has ordered the rapid purchase of a sufficient number of body-worn cameras for law-enforcing agencies to ensure "transparency, peace and safety" during t... Read More


Metro rail victim Azad's family seeks Tk 100 million, job as compensation

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The family of metro rail victim Abul Kalam Azad has issued a legal notice demanding Tk 100 million in compensation and permanent employment at the metro rail for one family member. ... Read More


NCP spells out preconditions for signing July Charter

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The National Citizen Party has said it will sign the July Charter only if the implementation order excludes any provision for a "note of dissent" and incorporates the recommendations... Read More