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India wants stable relations with Bangladesh, says Verma  

India wants stable relations with Bangladesh, says Verma  

Dhaka - Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma said on Tuesday India is committed to maintaining a stable, constructive relationship with Bangladesh. "We are eager to engage with Bangladesh's interim government," Verma told reporters after being

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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

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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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

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BNP Calls for Election Roadmap to Restore Public Confidence

BNP Calls for Election Roadmap to Restore Public Confidence

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on the interim administration  to announce an election roadmap to restore trust among the public. “Announcing elections will rebuild public confidence," he said.

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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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SC stays Khaleda Zia’s conviction in Zia Orphanage graft case

SC stays Khaleda Zia’s conviction in Zia Orphanage graft case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today allowed two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, staying the High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10

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​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

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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