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Fakhrul: EC should be acceptable to everyone

The new Election Commission must be free, fair and acceptable to all citizens of the country, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday. Speaking at an event in

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PM: Govt mulls another police barrack in Dhaka

The government has finalised plans to set up a second police barrack in Dhaka as the existing Rajarbag police lines appeared inadequate as an abode of the law enforcement agency

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Supreme Court grants Shafik Rehman bail for three months

The Supreme Court has granted journalist Shafik Rehman conditional bail for three months in a case over an alleged plot to ‘kidnap and kill’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb

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Brother of prominent journalist and blogger attacked by Jaamat activists

ABC news understands that that there was a brutal and pre-meditated attack in Dhaka’s Mouchak area yesterday. The victim is one Mr Md Ali Ahsraf , brother of notable national

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‘Crossfire, arms recovery linked to master plan’

BNP today alleged that the recent spate of “gunfights” and the huge firearms recovery from Dhaka are linked together and part of a greater “master plan.” “People believe that the

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Country turned into ‘police state’: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today alleged that the country has been turned into a “police state”. Blaming police for their recent alleged activities, Khaleda said, “The whole country is running

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Never met Safadi: Joy

Trashing Israeli politician Mendi N Safadi’s claim that they had a meeting in Washington, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said they met nowhere. In a Facebook post, Joy

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Fifth leg of Union Parishad election are ready start

A total of 717 unions are ready for balloting on Saturday in the fifth leg of the six-phase Union Parishad (UP) elections. The voting is going to take place against

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IS falsely claiming attacks in Bangladesh: Shahriar

Islamic State is trying to ride a wave of religious radicalization by falsely claiming a spate of killings in Bangladesh, a government minister said, adding there was enough evidence implicating

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Allegations made in Hague court baseless: Minister

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Wednesday that BNP-Jamaat alliance’s allegations of crimes against humanity lodged with the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) against the government since 2013 have

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