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EU pre-election team to visit Bangladesh in Sept

, Aug. 4 -- election observation team is set to visit Bangladesh in mid-September to assess the electoral environment ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, Election Commission Senior Secretary Akh... Read More


Pakistan resumes forced deportation of 1.4 million Afghan refugees amid UN concern

, Aug. 4 -- Pakistani authorities have resumed the forced repatriation of Afghan refugees after the federal government declined to extend the stay of nearly 1.4 million Afghans holding Proof of Regist... Read More


Ex-Army Chief Harun-Ar-Rashid found dead at Chittagong Club

, Aug. 4 -- Police recovered the body of former Army Chief M Harun-Ar-Rashid from the guest house in Chittagong Club in Chattogram city on Monday. Harun-Ar-Rashid went to Chattogram on Sunday to appe... Read More


Former Army Chief Harun-Ar-Rashid found dead at Chittagong Club

, Aug. 4 -- Former Chief of Bangladesh Army, Lieutenant General (retd) M Harun-Ar-Rashid Bir Protik, was found dead at the Chittagong Club guest house on Monday morning. The 77-year-old had travelled... Read More


Global shares edge higher after Wall Street slide on weak US jobs data

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Global share markets advanced on Monday, recovering from a sharp selloff on Wall Street triggered by weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data. France's CAC 40 gained 0.8% to 7,609.4... Read More


Dhaka to raise 1971 issues during Pakistan's Deputy PM's visit: Touhid Hossain

, Aug. 4 -- Referring to 1971 issues with Pakistan, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said each issue would be on the table for discussions as Dhaka is set to receive his Pakistani c... Read More


Pakistan's Deputy PM due Aug 23; bilateral talks with Adviser Hossain Aug 24

, Aug. 4 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on August 23 to discuss ways to strengthen coordination with Bangladesh. Ishaq Dar will ha... Read More


Iran forms Supreme National Defense Council after June attacks by Israel

, Aug. 4 -- level defense council following deadly airstrikes in June by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media reported on Monday. The Supreme National Security Council, the country's top... Read More


BNP to hold victory rallies Tuesday, Wednesday marking July Uprising

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- BNP will hold victory rallies in all upazilas and thanas on Tuesday, and in all districts and metropolitan cities across the country on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the... Read More


Special drive across Bangladesh to continue until election: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Stressing the government's ongoing efforts to recover illegal arms and improve the law-and-order situation, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said t... Read More