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The second day of the 60-hour shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, was marked by stray incidents of bomb explosions, arson attacks, vandalism of vehicles and clashes across the country on Tuesday.

Reaffirming the opposition’s stance on not joining the Prime Minister proposed all-party cabinet, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said they will force the government to arrange the next polls under a non-party administration through a…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday renewed her call to the opposition leader to place her demand which ministries she wants in the all-party polls-time government to oversee the next general election.

Readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers and exporters on Tuesday threatened to shut down all the factories in the country if the minimum wage board for the workers in the sector does not review its recommendation of the minimum wage at Tk…

The United States will not tell Bangladesh what to do in the current political situation, the visiting US congressman Steve Chabot has said.

The board formed to re-fix the minimum wage for the garment workers at its meeting on Monday finalised a new minimum wage structure at Tk 5,300 only to be rejected by the owners.

The first 14 hours of the 60-hour countrywide shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday, was marked by incidents of violent clashes, vandalism and crude bomb blasts allover the country, leaving two people killed.

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the Prime Minister for closing the ‘doors of reconciliation’.

The Election Commission will seek presidential approval to deploy the Army to maintain law and order during the next parliamentary polls. Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Monday told reporters: “All law enforcement agencies will be deployed according to the…

The verdict on BDR mutiny cases will be delivered today (Tuesday). The special court set up at the Alia Madrasa playground, next to Dhaka Central Jail, made the official announcement about the date of the verdict on October 30. Earlier…

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday allowed a time petition holding back for five weeks the hearing on the contempt of court case facing by Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York–based global rights body, over releasing a ‘scandalous’ report…

The second United States and Bangladesh defence talks will begin in Dhaka on Tuesday to strengthen what the US embassy describes as bilateral cooperation on military issues. According to the US embassy, ‘positive and substantial dialogue’ reflects the “breadth, depth,…

FATULLAH, Bangladesh: Shamsur Rahman led Bangladesh to a stunning victory over New Zealand on Sunday, chasing down more than 300 to complete a 3-0 sweep of the one-day international series.

The BNP-led 18-party alliance is going to enforce another spell of 60-hour nonstop countrywide hartal from 6am on Monday to push for its demand for arranging the next election under a non-party administration.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday renewed her request to opposition leader Khaleda Zia to withdraw the 60-hour hartal – Monday to Wednesday – for the sake of the students who will appear in the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations…

The International Crimes Tribunnal-2 in its 6th judgment on Sunday unanimously found Al Badr operators Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan guilty of crimes against humanity, including killing of intellectuals during the Liberation War in 1971, and condemned the fugitive…

The Election Commission has requested all concerned to place their opinions on its proposed election code of conduct by November 9.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed 12 cases against 53 people for embezzlement of Tk 990.03 crore out of a total of Tk 1,200 crore from five banks by Bismillah Group.

As the country is set to see another spell of countrywide shutdowns, foreign countries including the USA and UK have asked their citizens here to follow developments in the news media and to exercise caution avoiding unnecessary travel throughout the…

Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia has agreed to ‘unconditional’ Secretary General-level talks with the ruling Awami League to reach an understanding over the general election.

Urging the opposition leader to withdraw their 60-hour fresh hartal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called on people to build a strong resistance against those who blast bombs and take away food from their mouths.

Hefajat-e-Islam on Saturday announced to hold a grand rally in the capital on November 15 to press home their various demands, including cancellation of Qawmi Education Law-2013 and implementation of their 13-point demand.

The government is ready to tackle Hifazat-e Islam if it tries to create chaos under the guise of a rally, the Home Minister has said.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday demanded resignation of Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu for disclosing the high-profile telephone conversation between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia.

The registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party five years ago by the Election Commission was ‘beyond its jurisdiction’, the High Court said in its full verdict published on Saturday.

The government needs to work out a comprehensive policy to check corruption and other irregularities in its National Service Programme, recommends graft watchdog Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).

BNP has said that it will sit for talks only if the government agrees to concede its demand for a non-party, poll-time government.

An all-party Cabinet will be formed with other parties if the BNP refuses to join, Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has said.

Reemphasising his party chief’s stance, BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Friday said the opposition will continue its ongoing movement for arranging the next polls under a non-party administration alongside talks with the government. “There could be a dialogue for resolving…

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a civil society platform, on Friday placed two formulas on the election-time government in a bid to resolve the ongoing political crisis in line with the constitution.