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Govt okays draft ordinance on enforced disappearance with death penalty

The government on Thursday gave final approval to the draft of 'Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance 2025' introducing capital punishment and other tough penalties for the offence.The Council of Advisers gave the approval at its 47th meeting at the Chief Adviser's Offi...

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Probe finds pilot's error in Milestone School aircraft crash

The investigation committee formed over an Air Force training aircraft crash at Milestone School and College here found the pilot's operational error and recommended that all Air Force initial training be conducted outside Dhaka."The probe body concluded that the tragedy resulted from a pil...

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Govt moves to repatriate fugitive police officers abroad

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the government is trying its best to bring back the fugitive police officers abroad after the 2024 July Uprising."We're trying our best to repatriate the police officers who went into hiding abroad," he s...

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Testimonies near completion in 3 plot scam cases against Hasina, 46 others

Testimonies in three cases against 47 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of RAJUK plots, are nearing completion, with 79 witnesses having testified so far.A total of three...

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Media urged to ensure fair, objective coverage during elections

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has requested the media to cover the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections in a fair and objective manner.The request came from a meeting held under the chairmanship of Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam at his ministry on September 7 this y...

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Expatriates to cast votes through IT-supported postal ballots in next JS polls

The expatriate Bangladeshis, government officials assigned to election duties or residing outside their constituencies and voters currently under lawful custody will be able to cast votes through IT-supported postal ballots in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections.The Election Commission (...

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Independent evaluation highlights ADB’s trade finance achievements

A new evaluation by the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Independent Evaluation Department (IED) finds that ADB’s Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program has played a pivotal role in bridging trade finance gaps across developing Asia and the Pacific, particularly during crises. The rep...

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Govt reaffirms parliamentary polls in Feb

The government on Monday reaffirmed that the upcoming parliamentary polls would be held in February next.The assurance came following an emergency meeting of the Council of Advisers held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.“At...

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Upcoming JS polls to determine country’s future course: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said that the forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will decide the country’s future course.“The question now is which path we will take — the path of democracy or away from it — and that depends on this election...

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Bangladesh now has 127,612,384 voters

The total number of voters in the country is currently 127,612,384. Of them, 64,760,382 are male voters, 62,850,772 are female and 1,230 are transgender voters.Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the information with reporters on Sundayat his office in Nirbachan Bhaban, Agargaon...

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NCP for nat’l polls in Feb after implementing July Charter: Nahid

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday said his party wants the next national election in February after a united implementation of the July charter and ensuring its full legal legitimacy."The referendum can be held either on the election day or before the election. It shou...

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Dr. Shafiqur Rahman re-elected Jamaat Ameer for 3rd term

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has been re-elected as the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for a third consecutive term, covering the 2026-2028 session, according to an official announcement by the party. The results of the internal election were declared late Saturday night by Maulana ATM Mashum, Chie...

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Dhaka stresses peace, stability in Middle East

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain has underscored the importance of peace and stability in the Middle East. He remarked during a bilateral meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani on the sidelines of the ongoing 21st IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on S...

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Attempt to create anarchy through false propaganda: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that an attempt is underway to create anarchy in the country by spreading false propaganda on social media.He said, "The enemies of Bangladesh are rearing their heads again and starting to rise up. As time passes, a malicious a...

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Faction active in attempts to disrupt upcoming national election: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that a faction has become intensely active in a bid to thwart the upcoming national parliamentary election. He said, “We support the announcement of the interim government’s Chief Adviser, Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, that ...

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Govt okays draft of NHRC Ordinance with reforms to empower commission

The government on Thursday gave final arval the draft of the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance-2025 with significant reforms aimed at transforming the commission into a truly empowered and effective institution.The ordinance got the final approval at the weekly meeting of the Council of Adv...

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Make Consensus Commission report understandable for people: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for publishing a book with a simplified version of the National Consensus Commission report to make it easily understandable and accessible to the country’s people.“This report should be made into an easy-to-understand version and publish...

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Govt. will thoroughly discuss NCC’s recommendations, hopes BNP

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday expressed the hope that the Advisery Council and the government will thoroughly discuss the recommendations of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) and adopt a process that will have a constitutional basis.He made these remarks to journali...

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PDB rolls out 33 lakh prepaid meters to boost revenue collection

As part of the government’s campaign to reduce non-technical system losses and ensure full advance revenue collection, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has so far installed 3,298,103 smart pre-paid electricity meters in its distribution areas.“The state-run BPDB has targeted...

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BNP holds meeting with British High Commissioner

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday held a meeting with British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke. The meeting took place at BNP Chairperson's Office in the city's Gulshan area at 3:00pm.BNP Media Cell Member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter.BNP Secretary Gene...