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Excitement palpable in Sylhet ahead of Tarique Rahman's visit

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- When Tarique Rahman last graced the Sylhet District BNP workers' conference 22 years ago, he did so in his capacity as the party's joint secretary general. In those years, it was cu... Read More


Toby Cadman steps down from International Crimes Tribunal

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Barrister Toby Cadman, the British international human rights lawyer, co-founder, and joint head of Guernica 37 Chambers, has stepped down from the post of special advisor to the chi... Read More


BNP rusticates 62 leaders for standing in election defying party line

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 62 leaders for running for parliament independently in defiance of party mandates. The move was announced Wednesday night in a me... Read More


Transcom's Shahnaz, Simeen secure bail in court after arrest warrant

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- A court has granted bail to Transcom Group Chairperson Shahnaz Rahman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Simeen Rahman in a case over the embezzlement of the group's shares. Earlier,... Read More


Hifazat-e Islam congratulates Islami Andolan for cutting ties with Jamaat-e-Islami

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Hifazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari has congratulated Islami Andolan Bangladesh and its chief Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim for severing ties with the Jamaat... Read More


HC suspends Shilpakala Academy recruitment circular appointing 3 officials for 6 months

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The High Court (HC) has stayed the recruitment circular appointing three deputy directors at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) for six months. The bench of Justices Fatema Naj... Read More


Govt introduces grade-based salary for Imams, Muazzins

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The government has introduced a grade-based salary structure for Imams, Muezzins, and Khadims in the mosques while also specifying provisions related to recruitment, leave, housing, ... Read More


BNP warns 'rebel' candidates they will face disciplinary action

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The BNP has warned of disciplinary action against "rebel" candidates who stay in the contest for the parliamentary election in spite of the party's decisions. On Wednesday, Mahdi Am... Read More


'Why is EC silent on Tarique's 'breach of conduct' in promising flats?' asks Patwary

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has demanded to know why the Election Commission has remained silent after BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman "directly violated" election laws and ... Read More


87 'rebel' BNP candidates stay in race across a quarter of parliamentary seats

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) efforts to enforce discipline have failed to stop a potentially self-defeating internal challenge in the general election. Despite expulsion... Read More