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Those involved in enforced disappearances are still at heart of power, victims threatened: commission chief

Dhaka, June 19 -- Many officials involved in enforced disappearances during the deposed Awami League government still remain at the heart of state power, the commission on enforced disappearances has ... Read More


Government decides to declare Aug 5 a public holiday to mark July Uprising

Dhaka, June 19 -- The government has decided to declare Aug 5 a public holiday to mark the date the student-led public uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government. The decision was final... Read More


Britain will support Bangladesh's democratic journey, says Cooke

Dhaka, June 19 -- The United Kingdom will support Bangladesh in its efforts to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous future, British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke has said. Speaking at a recep... Read More


Suspect in murder case of school student Jishan flees from court

Dhaka, June 19 -- A suspect in a case over the kidnapping and murder of school student Jishan has fled from police custody at the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's court. The suspect was identified... Read More


'They won't matter if elections are held': Fakhrul takes aim at Jamaat

Dhaka, June 19 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has taken a veiled swipe at former ally Jamaat-e-Islami, suggesting the Islamist party's recent frustration over the proposed February general election st... Read More


ICT appoints amicus curiae in Hasina's contempt of court case

Dhaka, June 19 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has appointed senior lawyer AY Moshiuzzaman as amicus curiae in the contempt of court case involving ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The... Read More


Employees stage protest at Secretariat over govt job ordinance

Dhaka, June 19 -- Protesting government employees have staged a blockade at the Secretariat -- the nerve centre of Bangladesh's administration -- to demand the scrapping of the Government Service (Ame... Read More


NCP 'frustrated' as BNP, Gono Forum resist proposed constitutional council

Dhaka, June 19 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) and the National Consensus Commission have expressed disappointment after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Gono Forum opposed the proposed format... Read More


NCP denounces Tajnuva Jabeen's harassment, signals legal action

Dhaka, June 19 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has strongly denounced and protested the ongoing social media campaign linking party leader Dr Tajnuva Jabeen to the recent leak of a private phone c... Read More


Second patient dies of COVID-19 at Jashore General Hospital

Dhaka, June 19 -- Another patient infected with COVID-19 has died in Jashore. He died at Jashore General Hospital's ICU at 12:30am on Thursday, said the hospital's Supervisor Hussein Shafayat. He wa... Read More