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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.

India summons Bangladesh envoy over security concerns

TDS Desk: India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah and briefed him on the activities of certain extremist elements who have reportedly

Govt revives Bogura-Sirajganj rail project after Indian credit impasse

Staff Reporter: The government has taken a fresh initiative to implement the long-delayed Bogura-Sirajganj dual-gauge railway project, with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) showing interest in financing after Bangladesh

Fake papers blocking Bangladesh’s overseas job prospects: Prof Yunus

UNB: Highlighting the importance of safer, fairer and skilled migration, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the submission of fake documents has emerged as a major barrier to