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Don’t want India’s advice on elections: Foreign adviser

TDS Desk: Bangladesh does not seek advice from India on how its elections should be conducted, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Wednesday (17 December). “India never uttered

ICT-1 accepts charges against ex-army official Ziaul Ahsan

TDS Desk: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Wednesday took cognisance of formal charges against Maj Gen (retd) Ziaul Ahsan in connection with allegations of enforced disappearance and murder. Prosecutor

14 Secretariat employees suspended over allowance protest

TDS Desk: The government has suspended 14 employees for their alleged involvement in protests demanding a “Secretariat allowance”. The suspension orders were issued through separate notifications by the respective ministries

Whether to contest polls is a candidate’s personal decision: Home adviser

Staff Correspondent: Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday said it is a candidate’s personal decision whether to contest an election. “Who will contest and who

March to Indian High Commission: Police block July Oikya procession in North Badda

TDS Desk: A group of people under the banner of “July Oikya” was stopped by police while marching towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka’s Gulshan on Wednesday afternoon, with

RAB arrests parents of primary suspect in Osman Hadi shooting

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained the parents of Faisal Karim Masud, the primary suspect in the attempted assassination of Inquilab Mancha convenor Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.