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Police have recovered 32 'petrol bombs' in abandoned suitcase in Faridpur

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Police have recovered 32 petrol bomb-like explosives in a suitcase found abandoned by the highway in Faridpur's Bhanga. Bhanga Police Chief Ahsraf Hossain said the explosives were r... Read More


EC decision after reviewing Yunus's plan for simultaneous election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The Election Commission (EC) is going to hold internal discussions before forming an opinion on the proposal to hold the next parliamentary election and the referendum on implementin... Read More


July Charter implementation decision betrays people's aspirations, says Jamaat

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The interim government's decision to hold the referendum on the July National Charter on the same day as the national parliamentary election "does not meet the people's aspirations",... Read More


BNP's Salahuddin accuses CA Yunus of 'violating' July National Charter in televised address

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus "violated" the July National Charter in his televised address to the nation on Thursday. "In his spe... Read More


Police arrest 43 Awami League activists in Dhaka over 'sabotage attempts'

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Police have arrested 43 workers of the Awami League and its affiliates in raids across Dhaka. In a statement released on Thursday, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said its detec... Read More


The question on which referendum will be held in February

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sought to put an end to the political debate by setting the date for the referendum on the same day as the parliamentary election. In his address to... Read More


Awami League central office in Gulistan vandalised, set on fire

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A group of people have vandalised and torched the Awami League's central office in Gulistan. They entered the office chanting slogans against the Awami League after 1pm on Thursday,... Read More


Husband sentenced to death for murder of female doctor at hotel

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- A court has sentenced Rezaul Karim Reza to death in a case for killing his wife, Dr Jannatul Naim Siddika, after taking her to a residential hotel in Dhaka's Kalabagan. Dhaka Metrop... Read More


Workers Party office at Topkhana Road 'attacked'

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The central office of the Workers Party of Bangladesh at Topkhana Road has been attacked in the early hours on Thursday. However, police denied that there was any attack at the offi... Read More


July Charter referendum to be held on same day as general election, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has announced that the referendum to implement the July National Charter and the parliamentary election will be held on the same day in February next yea... Read More