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Low turnout expected as only 7% of inmates opt for postal voting before Feb 12 polls

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Only about seven percent of inmates in the country's prisons have shown interest in voting by postal ballot in the upcoming election. According to data from the Prisons Department, 5... Read More


Panel stolen from car of NCP's Nasiruddin Patwary

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- A side panel has been removed and stolen from a car belonging to Dhaka-8 candidate Nasiruddin Patwary. The incident occurred in Dhaka's Gulistan area two days ago. The National Citiz... Read More


Hatirjheel Police ADC beaten up, hospitalised with 17 stitches

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- An Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Hatirjheel Police has been brutally beaten up amid a scuffle over a personal car. ADC Mahfuzzaman, injured in the attack in Dhaka's Hatirjh... Read More


Bangladesh to 'propose' UN-led investigation into Hadi's killing

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- The interim government has decided to propose the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) take charge of the inquiry into the killing of Sharif Osman b... Read More


Bangladesh to propose UN-led investigation into Hadi's killing

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- The interim government is going to propose the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) take charge of the inquiry into the killing of Sharif Osman bin ... Read More


July killings: Bangladesh awaits verdict in Ashulia corpse burning case

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The verdict in a crimes against humanity case over the shooting of six people and the burning of their bodies in Savar's Ashulia during the July Uprising will be delivered on Thursday... Read More


July Uprising: Ex-MP Saiful among 6 sentenced to death in Ashulia corpse burning case

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Dhaka MP Md Saiful Islam to death in a crimes against humanity case over the shooting of six people and the burning of their bod... Read More


Trade bodies warn Chittagong Port shutdown risks economic 'catastrophe'

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Business leaders have urged the government to act swiftly to resolve the deadlock at Chittagong Port, warning that the ongoing shutdown could trigger an economic "catastrophe" before ... Read More


Bangladesh's path to compensate torture victims opens after UN approves withdrawal of 'objection'

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The United Nations has formally accepted Bangladesh's proposal to withdraw its reservation under the Convention against Torture, clearing the way for victims of torture and enforced d... Read More


Yunus calls for 'problem-solving oriented' government training

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has emphasised shifting government training away from rigid routines towards problem solving approaches. A report on institutional evaluation of training... Read More