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Stage set for July Charter signing ceremony amid tight security

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Preparations have been completed at the South Plaza of Bangladesh's National Parliament for the signing ceremony of the July National Charter. Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus will pres... Read More


CID seizes three flats of BSB Global Chairman Bashar

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The Criminal Investigation Department has seized three flats belonging to MK Khairul Bashar, chairman of BSB Global Network, who was arrested in a money laundering case. The Dhaka ... Read More


Chattogram EPZ blaze: Officials say factory lacked fire safety certificate, violated building code

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The Fire Service says the factory building gutted in a fire in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) did not have a fire safety performance certificate. Fire Service Director... Read More


Some parties deceiving people in the name of consensus: NCP's Nahid

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nahid Islam has accused several political parties of deceiving the public by signing a document under the banner of "national consensus". Nahid m... Read More


NCP opts out of national signing ceremony for July Charter

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The National Citizen Party has decided not to sign the July National Charter or attend its signing ceremony. The decision was announced in a message sent to the media at midnight on... Read More


BNP leader Zahid plays down concerns over July Charter implementation

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain says that no one should have any doubts about the state taking responsibility for implementing the July Charter. He made the remark i... Read More


Police disperse 'July fighters' from Parliament plaza

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Police have clashed with participants of last year's July Uprising near the Parliament's South Plaza, using batons, tear gas and sound grenades to clear the area after the protesters... Read More


July Charter signing to go ahead despite unresolved rifts

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Friday will witness the signing of the July National Charter, a landmark declaration of state reform -- even as sharp divisions among political parties threaten to overshadow the his... Read More


Oscar Wilde's library card reissued over a century after conviction for being gay

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The British Library has reissued a reader's card to Oscar Wilde, 130 years after the original was revoked following his conviction for "gross indecency". According to a BBC report, ... Read More


Dhaka condemns killing of three Bangladeshis by mob in India's Tripura

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Bangladesh has strongly condemned the killing of three of its citizens in India's north-eastern state of Tripura, calling the incident a "brutal" and "unacceptable" act that violates... Read More