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Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over attack on Agartala consulate

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over attack on Agartala consulate

Dhaka – Indian High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Verma appeared at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday in response to a summon over the recent attack on the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala. Verma

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Fakhrul urges India to respect Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations

Fakhrul urges India to respect Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations

Dhaka – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called on the Indian government and people to refrain from using anti-Bangladesh sentiments in their domestic political agenda. Addressing the recent

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Bangladesh condemns attack at its consulate in India

Bangladesh condemns attack at its consulate in India

Dhaka – Bangladesh on Monday condemned an attack at one of its diplomatic missions in neighbouring India allegedly by a radical Hindu group. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said a large group

Law & Rights
All convictions overturned in 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally

All convictions overturned in 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally

Dhaka – The Bangladeshi High Court on Sunday acquitted all individuals convicted by a trial court for their alleged involvement in the 2004 grenade attack on a political rally that killed 24 people and injured

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UN agrees for special conference on Rohingya crisis

UN agrees for special conference on 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 contact 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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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.