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BNP dissidents run even in seats ceded to allies to leave coalition partners uneasy

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) internal revolt has spilled into seats earmarked for allies, unsettling coalition partners and exposing the limits of party discipline ahead ... Read More


59% of BNP's candidates facing financial liabilities, TIB finds

Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Nearly 59 percent of the BNP's candidates contesting in the parliamentary polls have outstanding loans, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The findings were d... Read More


Pakistan board writes to ICC backing Bangladesh over India matches

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in support of Bangladesh's refusal to travel to India for the T20 World Cup. According to cri... Read More


Narayanganj plastic factory blaze tamed after four hours

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- A fire at a plastic goods manufacturing factory in Narayanganj Sadar Upazila has been doused after four hours. The blaze erupted around 1:45am on Wednesday at the premises of Plasti... Read More


Dhaka court to hear treason charges against Hasina, 286 others

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- A Dhaka court is set to hear arguments on the framing of charges in a treason case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 286 others over allegations of attempting to ... Read More


Expat dies of wounds in Abu Dhabi 14 days after road accident

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- A young Bangladeshi expatriate has died after he was in a coma for 14 days following a road accident in Abu Dhabi. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Wahidul Islam Fahim, the ... Read More


Parliamentary election: Candidates assigned symbols ahead of campaigning

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Returning officers have begun allocating symbols to candidates contesting in the parliamentary election. Nearly 2,000 candidates - part-backed and independent - are contesting the po... Read More


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