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Speakers at a roundtable on Saturday slammed the Information and Communication Technology (Amendment) Ordinance 2013 terming it a law of the medieval age as there is a provision of rigorous punishment for minor offences.

BSF constable Amiya Ghosh who was charged with killing Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun in 2011 is now free. The special court, constituted by the Border Security Force (BSF) of India, in its verdict has acquitted Amiya of the murder charge.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the nation to thwart militancy and terrorism being spread ‘in the name of Islam’.

Hifazat-e Islam has accused police of giving out incorrect, confusing and concocted information about the May 5-6 action by security agencies in Motijheel, Dhaka.

Dhaka – Awami League leaders on Friday reiterated that there would be no compromise with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over holding the next general elections as per the country’s constitution.

Main opposition BNP has threatened to launch a tougher movement after Eid-ul-Azha if the government failed to resolve current political impasse thorough talks.

DHAKA – Gana Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday expressed his optimism that there is still time to find out a way soon to restore the election-time impartial government to resolve the ongoing political impasse over the forthcoming general…

Although it had earlier given environmental clearance to set up the proposed Rampal Power Plant near the world heritage Sundarbans, the Department of Environment (DoE)  now has tagged over 50 conditions for implementing the thermal power plant project in the…

The BNP has asked its supporters to prepare for movdement including rail and road blockade to force the ruling Awami League to call the general elections under a non-party caretaker government.

Awami League chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the people do not want to see the BNP and Jamaat in power again.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday made broad hints to apply every possible strategy to force the government to amend the constitution paving the way for holding the next polls under a non-party administration.

Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director Nasiruddin Elan will be prosecuted under the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Act, court officials say.

Equal opportunities for all will be ensured in the election even though it will be held under a party government, Election Commissioner Jabed Ali says as he urges all registered parties to take part in the ensuing polls. He gave…

Police claimed to have identified seven organisations which had played a vital role behind the violence unleashed by Hifazat-e Islam in the capital’s business hub, Motijeel on May 5. Additional Inspector General AKM Shahidul Haque told a press conference on…

Food prices rose in August, keeping up with the hike since July, while the overall inflation rate was relatively lower in the month compared to the same period last year, according to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) report.

The ruling Awami League has begun the process of finalising its candidates for the next general election amid a standoff with the BNP-led opposition over the nature of polls-time administration.

Election Commissioner Abu Hafiz on Wednesday said it is not still clear to the Election Commission under which situation the next general election would be held as it cannot be sure whether the Prime Minister’s Monday’s statement was final.

BNP, the main opposition party in Bangladesh, has said it will not take part in election that would be a trap if held under the present government.

SIRAJGANJ: Ruling Awami League Presidium Member Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday said next general election would be held as per Constitution even if BNP does not participate in the polls.

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said democracy will be the casualty if the Prime Minister’s design to hold the next polls under a partisan government is implemented.

DHAKA: The police has charged two top officials of Odhikar, a human rights organisation, for their involvement in publishing ‘a false report and photographs’ on the toll in a police crackdown on Hefajat-e-Islam rally in the city.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said that the country’s annual per capita income in fiscal 2012-13 rose to $ 1,044 from $923 considering the base year 2005-06. “Our social sector performances are getting better and that is also reflecting…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is pushing Bangladesh towards darkness by insisting on holding the forthcoming national election under the present government, the BNP has alleged.

DHAKA: A total of nine formalin-free kitchen markets of the city will remain stop sale for 15 minutes on today demanding an immediate prohibition of imports, sales and distributions of formalin in the open market.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to protect communal harmony in the country as the Muslims who are minorities elsewhere outside Bangladesh could be oppressed if the minorities in the country are oppressed.

The BNP has reiterated its threat to keep away from national elections held under partisan government. Party’s spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also rejected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s outline of an election-time government.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will stage protest demonstration across the country on today as the government has approved the draft of voter list keeping provision to exclude the names of convicted war criminals.

The BNP-led 18-Party alliance has objected to the decision to cancel permanently the voting rights of those convicted under Collaborators Order and at International Crimes Tribunal.

The US Congress is set to begin its hearings on the case for intervention, with President Barack Obama seeking to persuade sceptical politicians and the American people of the need for a military response to the suspected chemical weapons attack…

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syria hailed a “historic American retreat” on Sunday, mockingly accusing President Barack Obama of hesitation and confusion after he delayed a military response to last month’s chemical weapons attack near Damascus until after a congressional vote. U.S.…