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MAGURA : Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma has said that a fair and credible electoral environment cannot be ensured by CCTV cameras or technology alone rather it requires sincerity and purity of mind from all concerned. He...

HABIGANJ : Religious Affairs Adviser A F M Khalid Hossain today said the government wants to uphold the spirit of the July revolution through the referendum. "If the people ensure victory by casting 'Yes' votes in the referendum, country-engulfing fascism...

DHAKA : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the government will deploy nearly nine lakh members of law enforcement agencies and support services across the country to ensure a free, fair, peaceful and impartial...

KISHOREGANJ : Adviser to the Ministries of Industries and Housing and Public Works Adilur Rahman Khan today said that those who are raising questions about the government campaigning for the upcoming referendum are basically fugitive forces. The July Charter was...

DHAKA : The 90th birth anniversary of the architect of multi-party democracy and founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, is being observed today. Ziaur Rahman, also the proclaimer of Bangladesh's independence and an architect...

DHAKA : The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today urged the court to establish a clear precedent of accountability and responsibility so that the heinous crime of enforced disappearance can never again raise its head in Bangladesh. “The...

DHAKA : Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam promoted liberal politics as he introduced multi-party democracy in the country. His greatest contribution to the politics is that he created a tolerant environment. He restored peace in multi-sectoral politics. He...

Dhaka : "I, Major Ziaur Rahman,... do hereby declare the independence of Bangladesh,"-this was the clarion message of the then Major Ziaur Rahman during the crucial time Bangladesh endured as the Pakistan occupation force unleashed a barbaric genocide on...

MADRID : The collision between two high-speed trains on Sunday evening in Andalusia in southern Spain has claimed at least 39 lives, according to a new toll confirmed Monday to AFP by the Spanish interior ministry. The previous toll reported...

DHAKA : Pilgrims intending to perform the Holy Hajj this year are to be vaccinated against meningitis and influenza through 80 vaccination centres in the country under the government initiative, an official statement said here today. “The religious affairs ministry...