BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday warned party leaders and activists against engaging in misdeeds, saying the people of the country will not spare BNP either if it follows the path of the deposed Awami League.
The HC also stayed the trial court verdict that in 2019 acquitted all 12 accused in the case and issued a rule asking the officials concerned of the state to explain why the trial court judgment of acquittal should not be scrapped
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the country's military "operational freedom" to respond to a deadly attack in Kashmir last week, a senior government source told AFP yesterday, after New Delhi blamed it on arch-rival Pakistan.
They also postponed their hunger strike for tonight and will announce new programmes tomorrow
Amnesty International yesterday accused Israel of committing a “live-streamed genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe.
After 100 days of political chaos and economic shock that have sent his approval ratings tumbling, Donald Trump hopes to regain the unqualified adulation of his supporters Tuesday at one of his bread-and-butter events: a public rally.
A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to confiscate a flat in Dhaka's Gulshan owned by Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in connection with corruption allegations brought against her.
The Election Commission (EC) has asked political parties to submit their recommendations by May 15 on a proposed hybrid voting system for expatriate Bangladeshis, combining postal ballots, online voting, and proxy voting.
Seventeen actors were sued yesterday in a case filed over the July uprising, while another actor was handed over to police after being assaulted by a group of youths.
Political consensus can be achieved by June if the National Consensus Commission (NCC) demonstrates wisdom and foresight, said Saiful Haque, general secretary of Biplobi Workers Party, yesterday.
The government will decide whether to continue with the International Monetary Fund’s $4.7 billion loan programme if the fourth and fifth tranches are not released, said Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed.
Police officials have called for the formation of an independent commission to ensure the force operates impartially and free from political influence.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the police to ensure that they are not used by anyone during the next national polls as the interim government is committed to holding a free, fair, and peaceful election.
Deepto TV, a private television channel, suspended its news service for hours till late last night, while three journalists from three TV stations, including Deepto, were dismissed.
Pakistan's military shot down an Indian drone along the de facto Kashmir border, state radio in Islamabad reported
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, Beijing's state broadcaster said
Government officials and experts on both sides say India cannot stop water flows immediately
After South Korea battled the worst wildfire in its history in March, another wildfire in the southeastern city of Daegu spread fast Monday, forcing some 1,200 residents to evacuate
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The deal comes as India's relations with arch-rival Pakistan plummet to fresh lows
However, the foundation for the country's sustained economic recovery needs to be further consolidated.
These will be the first simultaneous criminal trials of two former presidents in 29 years.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has branded a three-day truce announced by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an “attempt at manipulation”.
Brazil, which chairs the 11-nation BRICS grouping that also includes Russia and China, called for closer cooperation as the world deals with conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and trade wars under US President Donald Trump.
Hungary yesterday passed a law exempting women with two or three children from paying income tax as part of a costly drive to try to reverse population decline.
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people and injured three yesterday, Beijing’s state media said, with footage posted online showing fierce flames engulfing the building.
Amnesty International today accused Israel of committing a "live-streamed genocide" by forcibly displacing most Gazans and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe -- allegations Israel dismissed as "blatant lies"
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Abdul Aziz, acting president of the Lakshmipur Merchants' Association, allegedly harassed young and elderly individuals for eating during daylight hours in Ramadan
Private security personnel deployed in residential areas, markets and shopping malls will now serve as members of the “Auxiliary Police Force” with the authority to make arrests.
Three people had been detained for questioning
He confessed to conducting aerial surveillance during the July uprising, investigators claim
Ten witnesses testified before a local court in connection with the case filed over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old child in Magura.
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Pakistan's military shot down an Indian drone along the de facto Kashmir border, state radio in Islamabad reported
Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, former BNP lawmaker from Nilphamari-1, was sent to jail today after his surrender before two separate Dhaka courts in two cases in which he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Due to the prolonged hailstorm, Boro paddy crops in Jashore suffered irreparable damage during this critical harvesting season
The court also issued a rule asking why earlier verdict acquitting all 12 accused should not be scrapped
