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DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set December 4 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a crimes against humanity case lodged over the killing of 28 in the capital's Rampura area during the July Mass...

DHAKA : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that there is nothing to worry about the budget for holding the upcoming general election as it can be arranged if the Bangladesh Election Commission needs something urgently. Even after the...

DHAKA : Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik, today said peace is one of the hardest achievements, whether in national life, society or at the personal level. "Establishing peace is a multidimensional task. It does not...

DHAKA : Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey said she is listening to a wide range of stakeholders in Bangladesh and discussing how the Commonwealth can continue supporting its people at this important moment and in the years ahead. Botchwey, now on...

DHAKA :  Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said that all reforms and changes in the country have been achieved through legal processes. "In cases of family disputes, people no longer need to physically go to...

DHAKA : Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay left here for Thimphu this morning after concluding his two-day state visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Adviser M. Touhid Hossain saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as the flight carrying the Bhutanese...

DHAKA : Bangladesh has sent another official letter to India requesting the repatriation of deposed Sheikh Hasina, who has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising. "It (the letter) was sent the day...

DHAKA : A Dhaka court today set November 27 for pronouncing judgment in three cases filed against 47 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, over alleged irregularities in...

DHAKA : The Commonwealth is ready to extend any form of assistance to Bangladesh in holding the upcoming 13th national parliament elections, Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said today. Commonwealth Secretary General Shirley Botchwey conveyed this assurance...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set December 3 and 7 for holding hearings respectively in two cases filed over enforced disappearances and torture at the Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) Cell and the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC)...