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Jamaat submits 9 demands to EC

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has placed a nine-point set of demands before the Election Commission (EC), including cancellation of the contractual appointment of EC Secretariat Ad... Read More


AC Land withdrawn over forged letter in Dy speaker's name

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The Ministry of Public Administration has withdrawn Assistant Commissioner (Land) Shaon Majumder Sumon from his post following allegations that a forged semi-official letter bea... Read More


Russia seeks rupee payments for RNPP

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Russia has proposed settling bilateral trade with Bangladesh in Indian rupees to overcome payment difficulties caused by Western sanctions, while also reviving plans to establis... Read More


Shyampur canal is in a sorry state rife with the stack of polythenes, plastics and household waste materials. Its water has lost lustre due to dumping of garbage and contamination of local industries. Consequently, waterlogging is seen here even with a short spell of rain. The photo was taken on Wednesday.

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Shyampur canal is in a sorry state rife with the stack of polythenes, plastics and household waste materials. Its water has lost lustre due to dumping of garbage and contaminati... Read More


'Mutual understanding can resolve Teesta issues'

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said the Teesta and Ganges water-sharing issues can be resolved through dialogue and mutual understanding. "There is n... Read More


Dhaka families turn to electric cooking

Bangladesh, July 30 -- A technical fault at the Maheshkhali floating LNG terminal has cut gas supply by around 450 million cubic feet per day, leaving large parts of Dhaka with little or no pressure f... Read More


Probe power shifted from NHRC to cop

Bangladesh, July 30 -- The BNP government has retained the death penalty for the crime of enforced disappearance. The Ministry of Home Affairs has prepared a draft law on the issue. However, while an... Read More


'Myanmar to take back 3 lakh Rohingyas from Bangladesh'

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday said Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Malaysia following diplomatic neg... Read More


Ex-minister Latif Siddiqui arrested

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Detective Branch officers arrested former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui from his Gulshan residence on Wednesday in connection with a crimes-against-humanity case over the killin... Read More


Amit Shah orders force against student protesters

Bangladesh, July 30 -- India's Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Home Minister Amit Shah of ordering the use of force against student protesters during a march to Parliament, ... Read More