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Hasina offers no apology for July crackdown deaths, labels charges 'political'

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has "refused to apologise" over the deaths during the crackdown on the July Uprising, and in turn, criticised the proceedings at the International... Read More


Jubo Dal leader shot dead near old police station in Pallabi

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal leader has been shot dead in Dhaka's Pallabi, police say. On Monday at 7pm, three masked men wearing helmets entered a hardware shop near C Block, close to t... Read More


Ordinary citizens struggle to understand referendum, says BNP's Salahuddin

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said the questions included in the July National Charter referendum are "beyond comprehension" of ordinary people. He made the comments on Mon... Read More


India to prioritise 'best interests of Bangladesh' after Hasina's death sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- India has reacted to the death sentence handed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the July Uprising case while avoiding any direct comment on the ruling itself. In its statem... Read More


Bangladesh seals deal with Danish APM to build Laldia Char container terminal

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The Chittagong Port Authority has signed a deal with Denmark's APM Terminals to build a container terminal at Laldia Char in Chattogram. The deal was signed on Monday at Dhaka's Int... Read More


Islami Andolan hails Hasina verdict as 'fair judgment'

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Islami Andolan Bangladesh has said the death sentence handed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the July Uprising crimes against humanity case "fulfilled the expectations of t... Read More


After court verdict, Bangladesh says India has an 'obligation' to extradiate Hasina

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The government has once again requested India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who have both been sentenced to death in ... Read More


Government urges public to remain calm, restrained after 'historic' verdict

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The interim government has described the death sentence of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the July Uprising crimes trial as a "histo... Read More


Jubilation, sweets distribution as Hasina verdict sends TSC into raptures

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Crowds at Dhaka University's TSC have erupted into celebration after Sheikh Hasina was handed a death sentence over the deadly crackdown on the July Uprising. On Monday afternoon, t... Read More


Death sentence against Hasina, Asaduzzaman ensures justice, says BNP's Salahuddin

Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed says the death sentence against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has ensured justice. The senior BNP leade... Read More