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Advisor Jahangir says Army personnel with executive powers will stay in the field as before

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the government's plan to withdraw 50 percent of Army personnel deployed with executive magistracy powers from the field will not be imple... Read More


Secretary calls on Aam Jonotar Dal's Tarek to seek legal resolution through an appeal

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Amid his ongoing hunger strike demanding party registration, Aam Jonotar Dal General Secretary Md Tarek Rahman has been urged by Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed to submit a... Read More


IMF delegation meets with BNP leaders to discuss economic, tax system reforms

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has met senior BNP leaders in Dhaka to discuss Bangladesh's ongoing economic situation and possible reforms in the tax and fina... Read More


High Court grants bail to ex-Narayanganj mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in 5 cases

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The High Court has granted bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five cases, including the murder case of a garment worker during the July Uprising pro... Read More


Dhaka University provost accused of ordering six students to clear hall room for VP, GS

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A controversy has erupted at Dhaka University's Sir AF Rahman Hall after six resident students alleged that the hall provost asked them to vacate their room to accommodate the newly e... Read More


Dhaka College, Ideal College students vow to end campus clashes in police-brokered 'peace pact'

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Students of Dhaka College and Ideal College have verbally agreed to a "peace pact", pledging to put an end to years of campus clashes that often spilled onto city streets. The agreem... Read More


Russian attacks target nuclear substations, kill seven, Ukraine says

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles in overnight attacks on Ukraine, targeting substations that supply two nuclear power plants and killing seven people, Ukrainian offici... Read More


Court bars former MP Kazi Nabil from leaving Bangladesh, orders seizure of assets

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Jashore-3 MP Kazi Nabil Ahmed in a corruption case, ordering the confiscation of assets worth around Tk 320 million. The order, issue... Read More


BCB forms three-member panel to investigate Jahanara harassment allegations

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and mental abuse made by Jahanara Alam, the country's most successful ... Read More


Education boards instruct colleges not to hold HSC test exams now

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Education boards have directed colleges not to hold the test exams for Higher Secondary Certificate students for now. Colleges have instead been asked to continue with regular classe... Read More