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Khaleda discharged from Barapukuria coalmine graft case

Khaleda discharged from Barapukuria coalmine graft case

Dhaka - A Dhaka court on Wednesday discharged former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia and two of his former cabinet colleagues from a graft case involving a coal mine contract that

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BNP proposes bicameral parliament, reintroduction of caretaker system

BNP proposes bicameral parliament, reintroduction of caretaker system

Dhaka - Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) suggested reintroduction of caretaker system for overseeing elections as the party on Tuesday submitted proposals for constitutional reforms, an initiative taken by the interim administration headed by Muhammad

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Leading Hindu religious figure arrested

Leading Hindu religious figure arrested

Dhaka - Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested a prominent leader of a minority religious group following a series of protest rallies against reported attacks on Hindu minorities in the aftermath of the violent uprising that

Bangladesh
CPJ urges Bangladesh’s interim government to protect press freedom

CPJ urges Bangladesh’s interim government to protect press freedom

Dhaka – International media freedom advocacy group Committee to Protect Journalist has urged Bangladesh’s interim administration to protect press freedom as dozens of journalists, as the group says, perceived to be supporter of ousted former

Bangladesh
Constitution Reform Commission holds meeting with stakeholders

Constitution Reform Commission holds meeting with stakeholders

Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) today held a views exchange meeting with the stakeholders regarding reform of the constitution at cabinet room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here. Representatives from civil society including 16 different rights

Bangladesh
​Republican Cheney to cast vote for democrat Harris

​Republican Cheney to cast vote for democrat Harris

ick Cheney, a former US Vice-President and a lifelong Republican, has said that he would vote for the Democrats' Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris in November's election as he confirmed opposition to his party nominee Donald

Bangladesh
Ganabhaban to be turn to ‘July-revolution museum’

Ganabhaban to be turn to ‘July-revolution museum’

Dhaka- The interim administration has decided to turn Ganabhaban into a 'July-mass-revolution memorial museum' to preserve the memories of the violent uprising that brought to an end to the authoritarian rule of former prime minister

Bangladesh
Matarbari plant a hotbed of corruption

Matarbari plant a hotbed of corruption

The Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Plant has turned into a haven for corruption for the officials of state-owned Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) who indulged in widespread anomalies in tenders and

Bangladesh
​New platform launched to support interim government’s efforts to rebuild Bangladesh

​New platform launched to support interim government’s efforts to rebuild Bangladesh

Dhaka – A new platform has been launched to support the efforts to rebuild Bangladesh by the interim administration installed last month headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus after the ouster of former prime minister

Bangladesh
Bangladesh to request upstream countries to get flood forecasting data timely: Rizwana

Bangladesh to request upstream countries to get flood forecasting data timely: Rizwana

Bangladesh will request upstream countries like China, India, Nepal and Bhutan to provide flood forecasting data in time to mitigate sufferings of people caused by the natural disaster, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to Water