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Ex-secretary accuses eight advisors of 'corruption'; cabinet secretary denies claim

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- ABM Abdus Sattar, a former secretary and personal aide to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, has accused eight interim government advisors of "rampant corruption", claiming he holds evidenc... Read More


July protesters paved way for Bangladesh's 2nd independence, says Advisor Adilur

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Industry Advisor Adilur Rahman Khan says future governments must remember those who contributed to the July Uprising. "We have to remember the July Martyrs, the injured, and tho... Read More


Consensus Commission to meet political parties again next week

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The National Consensus Commission is set to hold a fresh round of talks with political parties next week to determine how to implement its reform proposals and ensure adherence t... Read More


Chhatra Dal announces hall committees at DU despite ban on campus politics

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The Dhaka University wing of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has announced committees for 18 residential halls in defiance of the ban on student politics on campus after the fall of... Read More


Ebtedayee scholarship test to return after nearly 17 years. When and how?

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Scholarship examinations for Ebtedayee-level students at madrasas are set to return nearly 17 years after they were last held. The last time fifth-grade Ebtedayee students sat f... Read More


Govt plans to include importance of voter registration in school curricula

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The Election Commission is moving to include lessons on the importance of voter registration and National IDs in school textbooks. Led by the NID registration division, the plan... Read More


Led by Yunus, post-Uprising government marks one year with trials, reforms, political uncertainty

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- A year has elapsed since Muhammad Yunus's interim government took charge. Since the tumultuous mass uprising toppled the Awami League government, the interim administration spen... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami places seven demands in emergency meeting

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has put forward a set of seven demands in an emergency meeting of its central executive committee. The party urged the public to unite in support of its dema... Read More


Tejgaon College assault: NCP calls victims its activists, JCD insists they were with Chhatra League

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Two students assaulted at Tejgaon College in Dhaka have been claimed as activists by the National Citizen Party (NCP), while Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) insists they were long... Read More


Car driver stabbed to death in roadside attack in Natore

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- A car driver has died after being stabbed in the neck in Natore's Lalpur Upazila. The incident occurred around 10pm on Thursday on the Gopalpur-Lalpur Road near Gopalpur Mills H... Read More