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Myanmar opens Rohingya genocide defence at UN court

Myanmar has begun presenting its defence in a landmark genocide case at the United Nations’ top court, denying that its military campaign against the Rohingya amounted to genocide and arguing

New political platform NPA launched

A new political platform ‘Network for Peoples’ Action’ was launched on Friday at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka city, vowing for establishing a society free from discrimination and establishing people’s

7th-day EC hearings reinstate 18 candidates

The Election Commission on Friday reinstated the nominations of 18 candidates during the seventh day of hearings challenging returning officers’ decisions on nomination papers for the forthcoming 13th parliamentary elections.

IAB quits Jamaat alliance, to join polls alone

Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Friday announced that it would contest the February Jatiya Sangsad elections alone, formally opting out of the 11-party electoral alliance led by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, citing

Cyber violence affects cultural events, practices

Increasing incidents of cyber violence against women cultural activists are affecting cultural events and practices in the country, women cultural activists said. They said that cyber violence against the activists

Jamaat warns of tough movement in capital if demands remain unmet on 11 Nov

Jamaat-e-Islami’s Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar on Thursday warned the government that the party and seven like-minded groups would radically alter the appearance of the capital on 11 November, if

Dengue: Five more die, 1,034 hospitalised in 24hrs

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 307 this

Announce election schedule without delay: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the interim government to announce the schedule for the 13th parliamentary election without further delay and to hold the