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Hasina 'green-lighted' BDR massacre, Awami League involved as party: commission

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina "gave the go-ahead" to the brutal carnage in the BDR mutiny of 2009 in which 57 army officers were killed, the National Independent Inquiry Commi... Read More


No word from India that 'extradition will begin with Kamal', says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has offered a markedly different account from that of the Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam over the possibility of India beginning extradi... Read More


Tarique can acquire one-day pass inside 24 hours to return to Bangladesh, says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman could be issued a one-time pass to return to Bangladesh within a day if he wishes, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said. When a passport is a... Read More


Tarique can acquire one-time pass inside 24 hours to return to Bangladesh, says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman could be issued a one-time pass to return to Bangladesh within a day if he wishes, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said. When a passport is a... Read More


Khaleda Zia's condition 'unchanged', says BNP leader Rizvi

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The health of BNP chief Khaleda Zia remains "unchanged" as she continues receiving treatment in Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, according to senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Speaking at ... Read More


Election Commission resumes expatriate voter registration in seven countries

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The Election Commission has resumed the registration of expatriate Bangladeshi voters in seven countries, including Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, after a temporary suspension earlier th... Read More


BNP leader Fazlur Rahman summoned to tribunal over contempt charges

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Fazlur Rahman, an advisor to the BNP chairperson and senior Supreme Court advocate, has been ordered to appear and provide an explanation of the contempt of court charges for his "ne... Read More


Hallmark Group MD Tanvir, jailed for loan fraud, dies while serving sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Hallmark Group's managing director Md Tanvir Mahmud has died while serving his prison sentence for a long-standing loan fraud case. Prison authorities reported that he passed away a... Read More


Election rehearsal in Dhaka restarted after EC flags 'chaotic' conditions

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has ordered the restart of a mock voting exercise, forming part of preparations for the upcoming national election and referendum, after... Read More


ACC opens probe into Transcom CEO Simeen's 'payment of Tk 1 billion in bribes' to Hasina

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has opened an inquiry into allegations that Transcom Group Chief Executive Officer Simeen Rahman paid Tk 1 billion in bribes to Sheikh Hasina to ... Read More