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Bangladesh cannot be saved if 'Yes' vote wins in referendum, says GM Quader

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Jatiya Party Chairman and nominated parliamentary candidate for Rangpur-3 (Sadar) Ghulam Mohammad Quader has said Bangladesh will no longer be safe if the "Yes" vote wins in the refer... Read More


Advisor Touhid says government ready to hold 'proper' election despite concerns

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said the government is ready to hold a "proper" election despite concerns about violence. Speaking at an event on election reporting on Sunday, he ... Read More


'Peace committee claim absurd': Jamaat-e-Islami dismisses BNP allegation

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair has dismissed as "absurd" an allegation by the BNP that it plans to form "peace committees" to maintain order during... Read More


ACC questions Beximco Vice-Chairman Salman over Tk 1.37bn loan fraud

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has begun interrogating Beximco Group Vice Chairman Salman F Rahman over the embezzlement and laundering of Tk 1.37 billion in loan funds. ACC Di... Read More


Female students at Dhaka University protest Jamaat chief's 'misogynistic post'

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A group of female Dhaka University students have held a "broom procession" to protest a "misogynistic post" by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. They gathered at the ... Read More


BNP asks Election Commission not to deploy cadets for election duties

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The BNP has asked the Election Commission (EC) not to involve Bangladesh National Cadet Corps personnel in election-related duties for the parliamentary polls and referendum, arguing ... Read More


Protest at Dhaka University over post from Jamaat chief's account calling working women 'prostitutes'

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has staged a protest at Dhaka University condemning a tweet from the X (formerly known as Twitter) account of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Ra... Read More


Former state minister Farhad now shown arrested in corruption case

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Former state minister for public administration Farhad Hossain has been shown arrested in a graft case initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Sp... Read More


BNP casts doubt on Jamaat's hacking claim over Shafiqur's 'misogynistic' post

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The BNP has expressed scepticism over Jamaat-e-Islami's claim that a "misogynistic" post published from the X account of its chief Shafiqur Rahman was the result of hacking. Jamaat s... Read More


EC adopts 'strict' neutrality stance for national polls, referendum, says Sanaullah

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) has adopted a strict stance on neutrality in the run-up to the parliamentary polls and referendum, according to Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaul... Read More