Lawyer Sarwar Hossain says he won't continue as defence counsel for 15 Army officers

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Lawyer M Sarwar Hossain has announced that he will no longer be representing the 15 Army officers detained in three cases over crimes against humanity at the International Crimes Tri... Read More

BNP delegation meets with chief election commissioner

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A BNP delegation is meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections. The meeting began at 11:45am on Thursday at the Nirb... Read More

Bangladesh to host world's 'largest democratic election', says German ambassador

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- German Ambassador Rudiger Lotz has said Bangladesh is set to host the world's "largest democratic election" next year, with over 127 million voters expected to exercise their democra... Read More

Man dies in clash between two drug gangs at Dhaka's Geneva Camp

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A man has been killed in a clash between two gangs of drug traffickers at the Geneva Camp in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The incident occurred inside the camp around 3:45am on Thursday, sa... Read More

Labour law reforms extend full worker protections to domestic helpers, seafarers

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The Advisory Council has approved a Labour Law Amendment Ordinance that formally recognises domestic workers and seafarers as labourers, extending legal protection to these groups. ... Read More

Media's role is to hold power to account, not wield it: bdnews24.com's Toufique Khalidi

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- "Only Journalism, always!" These three words have encapsulated bdnews24.com's ethos over the past 19 years. On Thursday, at Dhaka's Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, bdnews24.com ce... Read More

Over 63,000 dengue patients hospitalised this year

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Bangladesh has recorded 803 new dengue hospital admissions in the past 24 hours, pushing the total for this year to 63,170 patients. This year's hospitalisations rank as the fourth-... Read More

Revised RPO bars fugitives, introduces transparency measures to ensure fair elections

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The Advisory Council has approved a revised Representation of the People Order stipulating that fugitives cannot stand in the next parliamentary elections. The approval came on Thur... Read More

Hasina did not flee, she was forced to leave, says her lawyer

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Sheikh Hasina's state-appointed lawyer has rejected the attorney general's accusation that the deposed prime minister fled Bangladesh to evade justice, saying instead that she was "f... Read More

DMP chief dismisses banned party's flash rallies as 'social media shows'

Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has said the recent flash rallies organised by the Awami League and its affiliates "exist only on social media", dismissing the a... Read More

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