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CA Yunus to address nation at 8:20pm on anniversary of July Uprising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, will address the nation on Tuesday night to commemorate the anniversary of the July Uprising. The speech will be broadca... Read More


TIB warns of entrenched partisanship in administration, judiciary, education, and health

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said despite the fall of an authoritarian regime following the July Uprising, political partisanship remains entrenched across sta... Read More


Government on alert, no security concerns for Aug 5, says Advisor Jahangir

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has shrugged off concerns over security threats ahead of the anniversary of the fall of the Awami League government, but added that authoriti... Read More


US tariff cut on Bangladesh exports 'satisfactory for now', says Amir Khosru

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury believes the Trump administration's decision to reduce reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi exports from 35 percent to 20 percent is a "satis... Read More


Army launches inquiry into officer's alleged political links

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The Bangladesh Army has formed a court of inquiry to investigate the alleged political involvement of an unnamed officer based on intel received from a law-enforcing agency. The... Read More


Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad's Apu arrested over extortion

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Police detectives have arrested Jaane Alam Apu aka Kazi Gaurab Apu for extorting Tk 5 million in Dhaka's Gulshan while claiming to be a convenor for Students Against Discriminati... Read More


MSF reports 8 BNP activists killed, 16 lynched across Bangladesh in July

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- At least nine people were killed in political violence across Bangladesh in July, according to rights group Manabadhikar Sanskriti Foundation (MSF). Of them, four were linked to... Read More


After travelling across the country, NCP's 'July March' ends in Dhaka

Bangladesh, July 31 -- The "July March" of the National Citizen Party (NCP) has returned to Dhaka, concluding its month-long procession after meeting supporters of the July Uprising across the country... Read More


Advisor Asif Nazrul hints at imminent election schedule amid opposition pressure

Bangladesh, July 31 -- As political pressure builds on the interim government to announce a timeline for national polls, Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said the date for the general election will be reve... Read More


Two die, 278 newly hospitalised with dengue fever across Bangladesh

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Two more people have died of dengue in the past 24 hours, while 278 patients have been hospitalised nationwide as the death toll from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease rose to 83... Read More