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Govt assigns gunmen to Prothom Alo, Daily Star editors amid security concerns

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Gunmen have been assigned to 20 people, including the editors of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, following the attacks on the offices of the newspapers, according to Home Advisor Jah... Read More


BNP leader Tarique Rahman set to register as voter on Dec 27

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman is expected to register as a voter on Dec 27, two days after returning to the country following 17 years in exile. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin... Read More


No election until justice for Hadi is ensured, says Inqilab Moncho

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Inqilab Moncho has demanded that the murderers of its convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi be brought to justice before the 13th national election and referendum takes place. The group wi... Read More


Hadi murder to be tried at Speedy Trial Tribunal: law advisor

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The murder of Osman Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, will be tried at the Speedy Trial Tribunal, with proceedings expected to be completed within 90 days, according to Law Advisor A... Read More


Case filed against 500 over attack on Prothom Alo office

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A case has been started over the attack on the office of leading national daily Prothom Alo during a wave violence triggered by reports of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi... Read More


NCP leader 'out of danger' after being shot in Khulna

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Motaleb Shikdar, the Khulna divisional chief of the NCP-affiliated Jatiya Sramik Shakti, has been declared out of danger after being shot in the head in Khulna city. Khulna Medical ... Read More


Why didn't poice intervene during attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star offices? DMP explains

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police have defended their response to attacks on the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, saying they refrained from forceful action to avoid loss of life. Dhaka Metropolitan... Read More


Calls for united stand to protect press freedom amid questions over govt response after attacks on newspapers

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Journalists, politicians, writers, business leaders and civil society figures in Bangladesh have called for a united stand to protect media freedom, questioning the government's resp... Read More


Former advisor Asif Mahmud collects nomination papers for Dhaka-10

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a prominent face of the July Uprising and a former advisor to the interim government, has collected nomination papers for the Dhaka-10 constituency ahead ... Read More


Minority groups protest at Press Club to demand justice over Dipu killing

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The Sankhyalaghu Oikyo Morcha, a minority rights group, has staged a human-chain protest demanding justice over the killing of garment factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh's... Read More