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Mirza Abbas recalls facing hostile crowd while visiting Hadi in hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has described how he "maintained calm and silence" when confronted by an aggressive crowd while visiting Sharif Osman bin Hadi in hospital following an ... Read More


Rights commission ordinance 'held hostage by bureaucratic control', says TIB

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has claimed that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ordinance is being "held hostage by a bureaucratic takeover". In a media sta... Read More


Fully extinguishing Keraniganj building fire may take yet another day

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Firefighters have contained the blaze in a multi-storey building in Keraniganj after more than 11 and a half hours, though full extinguishment is expected to take at least another da... Read More


Tarique says conspiracies are 'under way' to disrupt parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Tarique Rahman has warned that the conspirators have not stopped and that holding the parliamentary elections will "not be easy". The BNP acting chief made the remarks while attendi... Read More


BGB steps up border searches to block escape of Hadi shooters

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has intensified security and search operations along the Benapole border in Jashore to prevent those involved in the attempted killing of Inquilab M... Read More


Hadi's condition still critical, medical board says after surgery

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi, who has been receiving treatment for more than 24 hours after being shot, remains in a "critical" condition, the medical board overseei... Read More


Former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman joins Jamaat, calls it a 'patriotic political party'

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Freedom fighter and former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman has described the Jamaat-e-Islami as a "patriotic party" after joining the party. The retired Army major made the comments in a... Read More


Attack on Hadi 'dangerous' for peaceful political climate, says SHUJAN

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) has warned that the attack on Inquilab Mancha Convener Sharif Osman Hadi could undermine the country's peaceful political e... Read More


Former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman joins Jamaat-e-Islami

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Freedom fighter and former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman has joined the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami. The retired Army major completed the party's associate membership process after ... Read More


DMP chief hopeful of arresting key suspect in Hadi shooting 'soon'

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sazzat Ali has expressed hope that the prime suspect in the attempted killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, convener of the Inquilab Mancha platform, w... Read More