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BNP sought impartial role, not caretaker govt: Law Adviser

BNP has not demanded a caretaker government but rather sought an impartial role from the current interim government during the next national election, said Law Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul. Talking

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ICT sends 15 serving army officers to jail

Fifteen serving army officers were sent to jail after being produced before the International Crimes Tribunal amid tight security in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. Of them, 13 were accused of

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Road crashes claim 1.16 lakh lives in Bangladesh in 12 years: Jatri Kalyan Samity

Bangladesh has witnessed 67,890 road accidents over the past 12 years that left 116,726 people dead and 165,021 others injured, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. The organisation’s Secretary General,

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House rent allowance for MPO teachers raised to 15%, gazette soon

The interim government has decided to increase the house rent allowance for the teachers and employees of MPO-listed (Monthly Pay Order) non-government educational institutions by 15% of their basic salary. This

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BNP to meet Yunus over worries about administrative neutrality, advisers’ roles

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to meet chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus this evening to convey concerns over administrative neutrality, recent policy decisions, and the activities of certain advisers

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SC begins hearing new appeals over caretaker government abolition after 14 years

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing new appeals challenging its 2011 verdict that annulled the election-time caretaker government system, which had allowed the Awami League

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Loss assessment underway after Fire at HSIA cargo village: Bashir Uddin

The full extent of the losses from the devastating fire at the imported goods cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is currently being assessed, said SK Bashir Uddin, adviser

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Police block MPO teachers’ ‘bhukha michil’ near High Court

The police on Sunday afternoon stopped a ‘bhukha michil’ (hunger procession) of teachers and employees under the government’s Monthly Pay Order (MPO) system on their way to the Shikkha Bhaban

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