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Bangladesh seeks UN support for fair probe into Hadi murder

Bangladesh interim government has officially sought support from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a fair and transparent investigation into the assassination of Sharif

US ambassador Christensen meets with foreign adviser Touhid Hossain

United States ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen met with foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday and discussed issues of bilateral relations. Ambassador Christensen described the meeting with

Tarique vows to restore BDR name if BNP comes to power

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that if his party was voted to power, the name Bangladesh Rifles, associated with the memories of the Liberation War, would

Two BRUR teachers suspended over allegations of sexual harassment

Two associate professors at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, have been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment, university authorities have said. The action was taken against Shamim Hossain, an associate professor

BNP alleges plot to manipulate national election

BNP Central Election Steering Committee Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Saturday alleged that a political party is systematically preparing for ‘election engineering’ to influence the national election and its results. “Some

12 Feb election a mandate to restore people’s rights, rebuild nation: Tarique

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said the upcoming national election is not merely about electing public representatives but about restoring people’s rights and rebuilding Bangladesh. “The February-12 election would

Bangladeshi teen girl, who was wounded by gunfire from Myanmar, dies

Huzaifa Afnan, who was critically injured by gunfire fired from across the Myanmar border in Teknaf, died at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning after 27 days of

65 injured as police, Inquilab Mancha clash

At least 65 people were injured in a clash between police and supporters of the Inquilab Mancha in front of the Inter Continental Hotel crossing and adjacent areas in the