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UN agrees to convene special conference to resolve Rohingya crisis

UN agrees to convene special conference to resolve Rohingya crisis

Dhaka – The visiting prosecutor of International Criminal Court, Karim A Khan, has backed a Bangladeshi proposal moved by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus for convening a special global conference for resolving Rohingya crisis sometime in

Law & Rights
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

Law & Rights
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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Students urged to remain calm

Students urged to remain calm

Dhaka – After a series of violent clashes in educational institutions over the past weeks, the government has asked the students to remain calm and not to get involve into any clash or violence. “Strict

Campus
Three students dies as picnic bus electrified in Gazipur

Three students dies as picnic bus electrified in Gazipur

Three students from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) were killed after a double-decker bus came into contact with an overhead power line during a university picnic. The tragic incident occurred around 10:30 AM today

Business & Economy
Business leaders urge govt to resolve problems in industrial sectors

Business leaders urge govt to resolve problems in industrial sectors

Dhaka - A delegation of the business leaders of the various chambers and associations have urged the interim government to look into the problems in the industrial sectors and resolve them as quickly as possible.

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Dengue death toll rises to 421

Dengue death toll rises to 421

Dhaka – The death toll from the dengue outbreak in Bangladesh rose to 421 with six more people died in the last 24 hours ended on Monday morning, officials said. The government’s Directorate General of

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Austria supports Bangladesh’s sweeping reforms agenda

Austria supports Bangladesh’s sweeping reforms agenda

Dhaka – An Austrian diplomat has assured the western European nation’s support to Bangladesh’s sweeping reforms agenda took up by the interim administration headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Katharina Wieser, the non-resident ambassador of

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Bangladesh seeks Interpol help to arrest of Hasina

Bangladesh seeks Interpol help to arrest of Hasina

Dhaka – A special tribunal in Bangladesh has requested the international police agency Interpol to help arrest of the country’s ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina, who resigned and fled to neighboring India on

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Committee to be formed to drive out Bangladeshi infiltrators: Amit Shah

Committee to be formed to drive out Bangladeshi infiltrators: Amit Shah

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah today promised a committee would be formed if BJP returns to power in Jharkhand to identify and drive out Bangladeshi infiltrators from the state and reclaim land grabbed by them.