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Amid a threat from an anonymous letter writer, the Egyptian embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday announced to keep its Consular section closed for 11 days from Wednesday.

Mocking the opposition leader’s threat to shake the ruling party’s existence through a movement, Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Tuesday said nobody can rival Awami League in the field of movement.  

A parliamentary oversight panel has recommended legal measures against suppliers of commercially produced ‘alternative baby food’ in case any children die or fall ill after consuming them.

Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Hossein Aminian Tousi has said that what is happening in the domestic political scene of Bangladesh should be and certainly could be handled by the government, political parties and people of Bangladesh.   “It is a domestic…

Bashing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her remarks that there will be no retreat from their stance over the caretaker-government issue, opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Monday warned that the ruling party’s existence will be at stake if it sticks…

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Monday briefed foreign diplomats reiterating the Prime Minister’s stance that the next general election will be held as per the Constitution.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said they want to give the current regime more time to accept their demand for restoration of the caretaker government system with a hope that it will come to senses.

At least 40 people, including four policemen, were injured in a clash between the activists of ruling Awami League and opposition BNP in Daulatkhan upazila of the district on Monday morning.

An out of the usual run of things surfaced on Monday before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 over the identification of war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami in the dock by the prosecution witness.

Egyptian judicial officials have ordered former President Hosni Mubarak freed from jail, a stunning turnaround for the 85-year-old strongman who ruled the nation for three decades before being ousted in a popular revolution, and a move that could plunge the…

WikiLeaks has released a trove of encrypted “insurance” data on Twitter and Facebook. The data can’t be read without an encryption key, but the movement’s supporters say that could be published later in case anything happens to leading WikiLeaks figures.

A day after a crucial meeting with her party’s policymakers, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia had a meeting on Sunday nifht with top leaders of the 18-Party Alliance to finalise their next line of action.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected the opposition’s demand for an election-time interim government.

DHAKA: Opposition BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday categorically said BNP would not take part the next general elections under the partisan government.

The Jatiya Party will not go to the parliamentary elections if BNP stays away from it, Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad has said.

Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the main construction works on Padma Bridge are unlikely to begin under the present government for various difficulties.

The defence counsel for war crimes accused Mir Quasem Ali, now a Jamaat-e-Islami policymaker, on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the prosecution had submitted formal charge against his client that is ‘insufficient and has factual lacking’.

Egypt’s military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not tolerate further political violence after nationwide clashes that left hundreds dead, as security forces detained Muslim Brotherhood members in raids aimed at disrupting planned rallies.

Launching a broadside at the Awami League general secretary for his remark that dialogue is not possible with the opposition, senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said the ruling party leaders are making reckless remarks as they have…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that the next general elections will be held as per Bangladesh’s Constitution.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday pushed for an amicable negation over the polls-time government to avoid any violence.  

Amid the sudden price hike of onion in the domestic market, the government is now planning to import it through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).  

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said Awami League will form district councils with elected representatives if it returns to power through the next general election.  

Egypt’s prime minister has proposed disbanding the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted President Mohamed Mursi, the government said on Saturday, raising the stakes in a bloody struggle between the state and Islamists for control of the country.

Protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi turned violent across Egypt on Friday, with witnesses reporting four dead in central Cairo and at least 12 killed in northern cities as the Muslim Brotherhood staged a “Day of Rage”.

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The government will not compromise or sit in talks with those who celebrate birthdays on the National Mourning Day, the Awami League Spokesperson has said hinting at opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s birthday bash on Aug15.

Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Friday said the statement of the New York-based rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the ICT verdict against former Jamaat chief Ghulam Azam is baseless and illogical.