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There is no scope for 'any hesitation' in consensus efforts, says Ali Riaz

Bangladesh, Feb. 15 -- National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz has said that there is "no scope for any hesitation in the efforts of consensus" among political parties to move towards the... Read More


Can Islamist parties forge an electoral alliance or reach an understanding?

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The recent collapse of Sheikh Hasina's government, following the tumultuous July-August movement, has sparked a broad debate in political and public circles over the shifting balance... Read More


Basanta Utsab in Uttara cancelled amid obstruction

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Despite receiving the necessary permits from the Dhaka North City Corporation and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the "National Basanta Utsab Organising Council" has been unable to ho... Read More


Two die as autorickshaw crashes into three-wheeler in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Two people have been killed in a road crash involving an autorickshaw and a three-wheeler in Mymensingh's Bhaluka. Another person has been injured. The accident occurred on the Bhal... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus back in Dhaka after UAE visit

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned to Bangladesh following a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he attended the World Government Summit in Dubai. An Emirates flight car... Read More


National Citizens' Committee clarifies role after cancellation of Uttara Basanta Utsab

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Uttara Zone of the National Citizens' Committee has issued a statement distancing itself from the cancellation of the Basanta Utsab, or spring festival event, in Uttara, which wa... Read More


Shab-e-Barat, weekly holiday drive up meat costs in Dhaka markets

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Consumers in Dhaka are having to cough up more than usual for meat thanks to the combined the combined "impact" of the weekly holiday and Shab-e-Barat. Sellers and buyers at Mohakha... Read More


Pro-BNP lawyers sweep Barishal Bar Association election skipped by AL supporters

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Candidates from the Bangladesh Nationalist Lawyers Forum, loyal to the BNP, have won all 11 posts at stake in the Barishal Bar Association election which the pro-Awami League lawyers... Read More


People won't forgive us if Hasina is not prosecuted, says Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has vowed to bring deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her allies to justice for their alleged crimes. "We'll bring her [Hasina] to justice. It has... Read More


Will discuss and decide on UN's proposals, says home advisor

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says that "everyone will meet" to discuss the UN's recommendations to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion and bring about other changes in securit... Read More