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NCP unveils manifesto today

The National Citizen Party is set to unveil its new programme, including a manifesto outlining its vision for a ‘New Bangladesh’, at a public rally today at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.

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When earth speaks in fire, flood

IN A world already fraying at the seams with endless wars, deepening divisions, and mounting anxieties, something far more ancient and ominous seems to be stirring — something that does not come draped in ideology or diplomacy. Nature, the most silent of all forces, seems to be shouting now. And her voice is one of flames, floods, quakes, and storms...

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BNP sees no barrier to polls in Feb

Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said that his party saw no obstacles to holding the next national election in February next year.

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No room for extortionists, looters: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday reiterated his party’s stance against corruption, saying that there would be ‘no compromise’ with looters and extortionists.

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July Charter signing date uncertain

The date of signing the July National Charter 2025 remains uncertain, as the National Consensus Commission is yet to finalise the draft charter while several political parties have vowed not to endorse it without a clear commitment to legally enforce the charter.

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‘July fighters’ continue Shahbagh blockade

A group of protesters, claiming themselves as July fighters and family members of uprising martyrs, continued to block at Shahbagh crossing for the second day on Friday, demanding implementation of the July Charter and the July Declaration.

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Tarique warns against rise of extremism

Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said that women should be vigilant so that extremism could not rise in the country...

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Fakhrul urges mutual understanding among parties

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday underscored the need for keeping mutual understanding among the parties in the country...

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Zulkarnain Saer attempted military coup: Nahid

National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Thursday alleged that journalist Zulkarnain Saer Khan and his associates on the night of August 2, 2024 attempted a military coup to allow a section of military officers to take over...

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DNCC starts drive to recover 1,500 acres of wetland

The Dhaka North City Corporation, in coordination with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the city’s development authority, has launched a drive to recover  and protect 1,500 acres of wetland from encroachment in line with the Detailed Area Plan...

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ULAB hosts national symposium on Kenyan author

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on Thursday hosted a national symposium on Kenyan author and academic Ngügi wa Thiong’o at Mohammadpur in the capital Dhaka...

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AI gives global stocks a lift, dollar mixed

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence helped lift Wall Street Thursday as Microsoft surfed a tech wave to pass $4 trillion in market value even as traders weighed Federal Reserve rates caution...

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Jamaat to sue interim govt, NCC if July Charter lacks legal basis

While speaking to journalists during lunch break amid the ongoing dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Thursday, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s nayeb-e-amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said that political party representatives spent times and worked hard to shape the July Charter...

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Consensus on president election reached

In the last dialogue session, the National Consensus Commission on Thursday reached consensus on the election of the president and delivered final decisions on an upper house with proportional representation and the appointment of top officials in key institutions...

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2 held for fraud in guise of insurance officials

The Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday night arrested two suspected members of an organised fraud ring for their involvement in cheating people by impersonating insurance company officials at Rupganj in Narayanganj...

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Conspiracy hatched, reform process interrupted: NCP

National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam at a rally on Wednesday said that conspiracies were hatched and the reform process was interrupted in the past one year going against the dream of building a new Bangladesh...

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Tarique warns govt against missteps, democratic backslide

Acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Tarique Rahman on Wednesday warned that any wrong decision by the interim government could put the country’s democratic journey at serious risk and open the door to the rise of fascism, extremism and radicalism...

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US-Israel genocidal partnership

FOR decades, countless US officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are laced with genocide. The two countries function as accomplices while methodical killing continues in Gaza, with both societies directly, and differently, making it all possible...

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Smart water, secure food

IN A sunlit classroom at Bangladesh Agricultural University, final-year students gather around a miniature canal model, tracing the path of water as it flows towards a simulated paddy field. It may seem like a simple academic exercise, but for these young engineers-in-training, it symbolises a quiet revolution. This is where Bangladesh’s future is being engineered...

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State reforms not sustainable without in-party democracy

POLITICAL parties appear to have made little or no progress in within-the-party practice of democracy or reforms in that direction whilst the government has been busy forging means to effect democratic reforms in state governance by holding dialogues with the political parties. Some political parties have even appeared to be rhetorical about such a democratic practice. It...

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US, India launch Earth-monitoring satellite

A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India launched Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards...

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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan...