Train services were severely affected across Bangladesh due to disruptive acts on the first day of the countrywide 48-hour Opposition blockade. The BNP and its allies opposed the announcement of parliament elections on Monday and called for a two day…
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Local units of BNP on Tuesday called separate hartals in Comilla, Rajshahi, Sirajganj and Sylhet for Wednesday and Thursday. In Comilla, district (south) unit BNP will enforce an eight-hour hartal in the district on Thursday protesting the killing of auto-rickshaw…
Within five hours of killing a Juba League leader, Jamaat-e-Islami supporters have beaten to death a Swechchhasebok League leader at Kolaroa Upazila in Satkhira.
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At least six people were killed over 400 injured as the first day of the 48-hour rail-road-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, passed off amid violent incidents like clashes, arson attacks, bomb blasts and vandalism in different parts…
Amid the fast-approaching general election, the ruling Awami League appears to finalise its nominations for the polls within the next three days. “We’re working on that…I think, it’ll take three days to finalise the nominations,” AL Parliamentary Board (ALPB) member…
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The President is looking for a way out of the current political crisis, former caretaker government advisor Akbar Ali Khan has said. “He is trying to resolve the pre-polls political standoff,” he said, speaking to reporters on Tuesday after meeting…
Opposition BNP on Tuesday alleged that the country has been pushed towards violence by announcing the schedule for 10th general election without any political compromise.
Burma’s leading opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), said it sent letters on Monday to the President, the parliament and the military commander-in-chief, requesting a quadripartite meeting.
China is closely following Bangladesh’s political situation, its ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun has said.
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has hinted the poll schedule could be ‘changed’ if the Opposition BNP agrees to take part in the national election. “Every option will be available if an agreement is reached [between the Awami League and…
The Awami League has accused the Opposition of ‘betraying’ the people claiming that it has launched the agitation even after ‘assurances’ to join the polls. Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif flayed the Opposition for calling the countrywide 48-hour…
Pope Francis has called for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first major work he has written in the role.
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Plans for a huge wind farm off the north Devon coast have been shelved.
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People generally believed that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) would be weakened electorally due to the split in the party in June 2012, but no one predicted a rout.
Discussants at an advocacy conference have stressed for ensuring human rights, honour and dignity of the disabled population to establish their socioeconomic and political rights like all others in the society.
With their own efforts and initiatives, the elected women representatives in reserved seats in the local government institutions (LGIs) should attain political empowerment for building their working capacity, speakers at a discussion said.
Speakers in a function here on Monday stressed the need for conducting training on garments among the unemployed youths to solve their unemployment problems to help build a poverty and hunger free country.
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) has called upon the brick kiln owners for using modern technologies in producing bricks to save the environment and climate from pollution and degradation.
A fire broke out at a cinema hall in Kaliakoir upazila on Tuesday morning.
A man was killed and 20 others were injured following a clash between two rival groups at Nayagaon village under Lakhai upazila of the district last night.
Detective Branch (DB) of police of Meherpur arrested a man and recovered huge Indian medicine worth about Taka 50 lakh from Post office area of the district town here on Monday night.
Protesters have clashed with police across country following announcement of early election date, despite objections from the opposition and till evening four deaths were reported. Opposition protesters blocked roads and railways in Bangladesh after the government rejected their calls to…