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Awami League leaders in India 'plot' political return as Bangladesh nears post-Hasina election

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Exiled Awami League members have been plotting a political return from India as Bangladesh prepares for its first national election since Sheikh Hasina's government was toppled by mas... Read More


Awami League leaders in India 'plot' political return as Bangladesh nears post-Hasina election, reports Guardian

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Exiled Awami League members have been plotting a political return from India as Bangladesh prepares for its first national election since Sheikh Hasina's government was toppled by mas... Read More


BNP's Tarique Rahman heads to Barishal, Faridpur on Wednesday

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is headed to Barishal and Faridpur on Wednesday as part of his campaign ahead of the Feb 12 general election. Mahadi Amin, spokesman for the party's centr... Read More


Man dies, 8 injured in clash over Munshiganj market

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- A man has been killed and at least eight others have been injured in an attack by two rival sides over control of a market under construction in Sreenagar Upazila of Munshiganj. The ... Read More


People aren't asking to learn Liberation War history from Jamaat's chief, says BNP's Khosru

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- BNP National Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has criticised the remarks made by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman regarding the role of retired colonel Oli ... Read More


Ex-IGP Shahidul, ex-DB chief Harun, 9 others charged with killing 7 after 'framing them as militants'

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- A charge has been filed against 10 people at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over the killings of seven people in Gazipur in 2016 after they were allegedly "framed as militant... Read More


Shafiqur says smear tactics will not stop Jamaat

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said his party seeks an end to all discrimination based on religion or caste, and it will no longer tolerate attempts to divide the nation by... Read More


Bangladesh Bank rolls out redesigned Tk 10 note featuring July Uprising graffiti

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Bangladesh Bank has introduced a new design for the Tk 10 banknote, featuring imagery from last year's July Uprising alongside its earlier design of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosqu... Read More


BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami step into Rangpur's Jatiya Party stronghold in a rare direct contest

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- For decades, Rangpur was the unshakable heartland of the Jatiya Party, where the Ershad family's shadow dominated every ballot. Now, as the post-Uprising election approaches, that dom... Read More


Election Commission moves to restore broadcast of party leaders' speeches on BTV

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Election Commission (EC) has taken steps to resume the tradition of broadcasting speeches by heads of political parties taking part in the parliamentary polls. Officials are curr... Read More