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Bangladesh: BNP Demands National Elections This Year
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday expressed concerns that their December election deadline may quietly pass awa ...
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BNP opens doors to acceptable AL supporters, says Amir Khasru
Awami League supporters who have not hindered Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activities and are deemed socially ...
Why Northeast-Kolkata link via Myanmar — not Bangladesh — is significant
A proposed new highway from Shillong to Silchar will be a part of a key alternative route connecting Northeastern states to the rest of India. But this route comes with its own challenge ...
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BNP seeks quick restoration of democracy through credible election: Moyeen Khan
We, the BNP, want to bring back democracy in the country as soon as possible and the only way to achieve that is through a fair election, he says ...
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3 detained during flash procession by banned Chhatra League in Ctg
BCL, the student wing of the recently banned Awami League, reportedly brought out a flash procession around 11:30pm last night at Sultan Baper Bari area of Ward No-7 under Juldha Union in the upazila, ...
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Bangladeshi women rally for gender violence reforms
Around 3,000 women rallied in Bangladesh on May 16 for the country’s interim government to openly support a commission tasked ...
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Bangladesh declares three days of state mourning for Pope Francis
Bangladesh will observe three days of state mourning for Pope Francis, from Thursday to Saturday. The Cabinet Division said in a notification issued on Wednesday night that the government had decided ...
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Nine months after uprising, finding consensus on reforms remains tricky: The Economist
Nine months since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government by the student-led July mass uprising, finding consensus on reforms in Bangladesh has remained tricky, UK-based magazine The ...
Operation Sindoor not a deterrent, there's a more effective way to rein in Pakistan: US expert Christine Fair
US counterterrorism expert and Georgetown University Professor Christine Fair on Operation Sindoor. She spoke on the lack of ...
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Farakka Barrage built for 41-day trial now a death trap for Bangladeshis: Moyeen Khan
The Farakka Barrage, initially built for a 41-day trial in 1975, has remained operational for nearly five decades, becoming a life-and-death issue for the people of Bangladesh, said BNP Standing ...
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Bangladeshi Women's Rights Activists Rally for Dignity and Equality
Activists in Dhaka gathered to protest against anti-feminist sentiment and demand equal rights for women. The rally highlighted issues like derogatory remarks by hardline groups and the urgency for ...
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Bangladeshi women's rights activists rally against anti-feminist wave
Thousands of Bangladeshi women's rights activists on Friday gathered on Manik Mia Avenue near the Parliament building in Dhaka to demand equal rights and dignity for women.The rally, held under the ...