Who are the candidates of NDF alliance
The newly formed National Democratic Front (NDF), led by a faction of the Jatiya Party and the Jatiya Party JP, has announced the names of 131 candidates for 119 parliamentary constituencies.
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Enforced disappearance case: charges framed against Sheikh Hasina, 17 army officers
The International Crimes Tribunal has formally framed charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 17 former and serving army officers in a case over enforced disappearances and torture at the Rapid Action Battalion’s Taskforce for Interrogation cell during the Awami League regime. The tribunal also set January 21 for the prosecution’s opening statement.
Oath of new chief justice to be held on Dec 28
The oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s 26th chief justice will be held on Sunday, December 28. A gazette notification appointing the new chief justice will be issued ahead of the ceremony.
Ex-IGP Mamun appeals for acquittal in July Uprising case
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has filed an appeal seeking acquittal in the case over crimes against humanity during the July 2024 mass uprising.
Diplomatic journalism strengthening foreign policy: Foreign secretary
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has said that diplomatic journalism is playing an important role in strengthening Bangladesh’s foreign policy.
Bangladesh situation ‘greatest strategic challenge’ for India since ‘71: S Tharoor
The current situation in Bangladesh poses the "greatest strategic challenge" for India since the Liberation war of 1971 and while the situation "will not descend into chaos and anarchy", India needs to be careful in handling it, said a parliamentary committee headed by Congress's Shashi Tharoor. The committee has handed the government a series of recommendations, tracing the development of the unrest to a combination of the rise of Islamic radicals, "intensifying Chinese and Pakistani influence" and the "collapse of the dominance of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League".
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