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Hospitalisation of Nawaz advised
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif falls ill as he suffers from heart and kidney problems and a medical team recommended that he be shifted to a hospital.
23 July 2018, 04:35 AM
BNP blames govt for attack on Mahmudur
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blames the government for carrying out attack on Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman.
22 July 2018, 15:55 PM
Khaleda: Comilla arson Bail order tomorrow
The High Court will pass an order tomorrow on a bail petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in connection with an arson case lodged under the Special Powers Act in Comilla in 2015.
22 July 2018, 12:24 PM
Pakistan polls: Candidate commits suicide in Faisalabad facing opposition from family to his campaign
Election proceedings in the National Assembly (NA)-103 and the Provincial Assembly of Punjab (PP)-103 constituencies in Pakistan are stopped after an independent candidate running for both the constituencies reportedly commits suicide over facing opposition from family to his campaign.
22 July 2018, 12:22 PM
Candidate of Pakistani political party killed in suicide attack at rally
A Pakistani candidate from the party of prime ministerial hopeful and former cricket star Imran Khan has been killed in a suicide attack that wounded four others, a police official says.
22 July 2018, 11:48 AM
PM warns BCL of excess on quota issue: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says members of the party's student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League were warned so that no more complaints are made against them on the quota issue.
22 July 2018, 09:55 AM
Disciplined army plays helpful role in establishing democracy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a disciplined and strong army always plays a very helpful role in establishing and integrating democracy in any country.
22 July 2018, 09:11 AM
Mahmudur Rahman attacked 'by BCL' in Kushtia after securing bail
Amar Desh acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman is hurt in an attack launched allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League men in Kushtia.
22 July 2018, 08:42 AM
From gutters and war zones, Pakistan's colourful election candidates
There is the ecologist, the "semi-corrupt", the opportunist, and the indestructible. Alongside Pakistan's mainstream politicians a battery of flamboyant candidates are contesting nationwide elections on July 25.
22 July 2018, 06:50 AM
Rajshahi crude bomb blasts: BNP leader held after ‘audio clip leaked’
A BNP leader is shown arrested in Rajshahi city in a case filed in connection with Tuesday’s crude bombs blast at a BNP rally there. Motiur Rahman Montu, the general secretary of Rajshahi district BNP committee, was picked up by law enforcers from his residence around 1:30am.
22 July 2018, 05:45 AM
FACTBOX: Islamist parties running in Pak polls
Religious parties - some new, others long-established - are fielding more than 1,500 candidates for national and provincial assemblies in Pakistan's general election on July 25.
22 July 2018, 05:16 AM
Hard-line Islamists push religion to centre of Pakistan polls
Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are banned, as is a new Islamist political party launched by his followers.
22 July 2018, 04:58 AM
BB governor should resign for fair probe into gold scam: BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed demands resignation of Bangladesh Bank’s Governor Fazle Kabir for the sake of fair investigation into the reported gold scam in the central bank’s vault.
21 July 2018, 12:46 PM
Journalists rights group criticises environment in Pakistan
An international organisation that advocates for the rights of journalists raises questions about conditions that media face in Pakistan ahead of parliamentary elections.
21 July 2018, 09:05 AM
Transgender campaigns for acceptance in Pakistan election
For the first time in Pakistani history, election candidates can decide their gender and thanks to a law passed by Parliament in May, a man identifying himself as a woman does not have to appear as a male in the elections.
21 July 2018, 07:08 AM
Anti-liberation forces behind ‘prevent boat’ campaign: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comes down heavily upon those involved in the “prevent boat” campaign ahead of the upcoming general elections at the end of this year, and says fulfilling the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to build a prosperous Golden Bangladesh is her only aim.
21 July 2018, 06:24 AM
Pakistani politicians' bane: Young voters with smartphones
A titanic 46 million people below the age of 35 are registered to vote in Pakistan nationwide elections on July 25 -- many of them savvy social media users who are posting videos calling out the powerful.
21 July 2018, 04:37 AM
Nawaz, Maryam unlikely to be shifted to Sihala
Though allowed by the Islamabad chief commissioner, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam are not likely to be transferred to the Sihala Rest House as it lacks proper security arrangements needed for the high-profile prisoners.
21 July 2018, 04:24 AM
BNP wants ‘Jatiyatabadi’ EC to win polls: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says BNP wants a ‘Jatiyatabadi’ Election Commission (EC) to win the next general polls.
20 July 2018, 11:46 AM
Govt out to split 20-party alliance, alleges Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed alleges that the government is trying to create a rift in their party-led 20-party alliance targeting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
20 July 2018, 11:10 AM