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IRI meets EC, says preparations for February polls 'satisfactory'

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- A pre-election observer team from the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) has met Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah in Dhaka to discuss preparations for the... Read More


Yunus set for talks with NCP, Jamaat today

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to meet with leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat-e-Islami as part of the ongoing political dialogue ahead of the upcoming... Read More


Eight Pacific Group factories in Chattogram set to reopen Thursday

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Owners have decided to reopen eight factories belonging to Pacific Jeans Group in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) on Thursday following their closure in the wake of the w... Read More


Health catastrophe in Gaza will last 'for generations', says WHO chief

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Gaza is facing a health "catastrophe" that will last for "generations to come", the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned. Speaking ... Read More


Bangladesh tribunal sends 15 Army officers to jail over 'crimes against humanity' charges

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Bangladesh has ordered that 15 Army officers currently in military custody be sent to jail in connection with three cases of crimes against hu... Read More


IUB's academic Mamun Habib appointed AACSB regional network virtual ambassador

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Prof Dr Md Mamun Habib, head of the Department of General Management at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been named the regional network virtual ambassador by the Associ... Read More


Jamaat calls for referendum before polls, accuses BNP of creating 'complications'

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has urged Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to hold the referendum by late November without falling into the BNP's "traps". Speaking on Wednesday evening after a meet... Read More


Bangladesh signs three ILO conventions on occupational safety

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The interim government has signed three conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Labour and Employment Advisor Sakhawat Hussain signed the conventions on Wednesda... Read More


Nahid says no room for caretaker government until July Charter is implemented

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The formation of a caretaker government before the implementation of the July Charter is not feasible, the National Citizen Party Convenor Nahid Islam. On Wednesday, following a mee... Read More


Consensus Commission resumes expert consultations on July Charter implementation

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The National Consensus Commission has resumed talks with experts amid continuing uncertainty over how the July National Charter will be implemented, despite a formal commitment from ... Read More